English to English
adjective
- Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
source: WordNet 3.0
- A substance, usually of a mucilaginous or oily nature, supposed to be capable of soothing an inflamed nervous membrane, or protecting it from irritation. Gum Arabic, glycerin, olive oil, etc., are demulcents.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
source: WordNet 3.0
