Demulcent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin

having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɑːɡɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛmʌlsənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛmʌlsənt/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈɑːɡɹəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

salving softening emollient

Parts of Speech

noun	a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
adjective	having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

Word Forms

demulcent	adjective	having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
demulcent	noun	a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
emollient	noun	toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

demutierend

ein Medikament (in Form eines Öls, einer Salbe usw.), das entzündete oder verletzte Haut lindert

🇫🇷French

émollient

un médicament (sous forme d'huile ou de pommade, etc.) qui apaise la peau enflammée ou blessée

🇪🇸Spanish

demulcente

un medicamento (en forma de aceite o ungüento, etc.) que alivia la piel inflamada o lesionada

🇮🇹Italian

demulcente

un farmaco (sotto forma di olio o unguento ecc.) che lenisce la pelle infiammata o ferita

🇳🇱Dutch

verzachtend

een medicijn (in de vorm van een olie of zalf enz.) dat de ontstoken of gewonde huid kalmeert

🇵🇹Portuguese

demulcente

um medicamento (na forma de óleo ou pomada, etc.) que acalma a pele inflamada ou ferida

🇷🇺Russian

успокаивающий

лекарство (в виде масла или мази и т. д.), которое успокаивает воспаленную или поврежденную кожу.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शांतिदायक

एक दवा (तेल या मरहम आदि के रूप में) जो सूजन या घायल त्वचा को आराम देती है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রশান্ত

একটি ওষুধ (তেল বা সালভ ইত্যাদির আকারে) যা স্ফীত বা আহত ত্বককে প্রশমিত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தளர்வான

ஒரு மருந்து (எண்ணெய் அல்லது சால்வ் போன்ற வடிவில்) வீக்கமடைந்த அல்லது காயமடைந்த தோலை ஆற்றும்

🇮🇳Telugu

దుర్భరమైన

ఎర్రబడిన లేదా గాయపడిన చర్మాన్ని ఉపశమనం చేసే ఔషధం (నూనె లేదా సాల్వ్ మొదలైనవి.)

🇮🇳Marathi

निराश

एक औषध (तेल किंवा साल्व इ. स्वरूपात) जे सूजलेल्या किंवा जखमी त्वचेला शांत करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાંત

એક દવા (તેલ અથવા સલ્વ વગેરેના સ્વરૂપમાં) જે સોજો અથવા ઇજાગ્રસ્ત ત્વચાને શાંત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷೀಣಿಸುವ

ಉರಿಯೂತ ಅಥವಾ ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡ ಚರ್ಮವನ್ನು ಶಮನಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಔಷಧಿ (ಎಣ್ಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮುಲಾಮು ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുർബ്ബലമായ

വീർത്തതോ മുറിവേറ്റതോ ആയ ചർമ്മത്തെ ശമിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു മരുന്ന് (എണ്ണ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സാൽവിൻ്റെ രൂപത്തിൽ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਾਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਦਵਾਈ (ਤੇਲ ਜਾਂ ਸਾਲਵ ਆਦਿ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ) ਜੋ ਸੋਜ ਜਾਂ ਜ਼ਖਮੀ ਚਮੜੀ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پریشان کن

ایک دوا (تیل یا سالو وغیرہ کی شکل میں) جو سوجن یا زخمی جلد کو سکون دیتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

镇静剂

舒缓发炎或受伤皮肤的药物（以油或药膏等形式）

🇯🇵Japanese

鎮静剤

炎症を起こした皮膚や傷ついた皮膚を落ち着かせる薬（オイルや軟膏などの形）

🇰🇷Korean

완화시키는

염증이 있거나 손상된 피부를 진정시키는 약물(오일이나 연고 등의 형태)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dịu đi

một loại thuốc (ở dạng dầu hoặc thuốc mỡ, v.v.) làm dịu da bị viêm hoặc bị thương

🇹🇭Thai

หดหู่ใจ

ยา (ในรูปของน้ำมันหรือยาทา ฯลฯ) ที่ช่วยบรรเทาอาการอักเสบหรือได้รับบาดเจ็บของผิวหนัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg menawar rasa sakit

obat (dalam bentuk minyak atau salep, dll.) yang menenangkan kulit yang meradang atau terluka

🇲🇾Malay

pemarah

ubat (dalam bentuk minyak atau salep dsb.) yang melegakan kulit yang meradang atau cedera

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملطف

دواء (على شكل زيت أو مرهم وما إلى ذلك) يهدئ الجلد الملتهب أو المصاب

🇮🇷Persian

آرام بخش

دارویی (به شکل روغن یا مرهم و غیره) که پوست ملتهب یا آسیب دیده را تسکین می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

uysal

iltihaplı veya yaralı cildi rahatlatan bir ilaç (yağ veya merhem vb. şeklinde)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתנשא

תרופה (בצורת שמן או משחה וכו') המרגיעה עור דלקתי או פצוע

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The primary meaning of 'demulcent' is 'a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin'.

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