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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Obtundent \Ob*tund"ent\, noun [L. obtundens, p. pr. of obtundere.] (Med.) A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; -- nearly the same as {demulcent}. --Forsyth.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Demulcent \De*mul"cent\, adjective [L. demulcens, p. pr. of demulcere.] Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Demulcent \De*mul"cent\, noun (Med.) 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
demulcent
adjective: having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin [syn: {emollient}, {salving}, {softening}]
noun: a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
64 Moby Thesaurus words for "demulcent": alleviating, alleviative, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, assuasive, balm, balmy, balsam, balsamic, benumbing, brilliantine, calmant, calmative, cathartic, cerate, chrism, cleansing, cold cream, collyrium, cream, deadening, dulling, easing, embrocation, emollient, eye-lotion, eyewash, eyewater, face cream, hand lotion, inunction, inunctum, lanolin, lenitive, liniment, loosening, lotion, mitigating, mitigative, mollifying, nard, numbing, oil, ointment, pain-killing, palliative, pomade, pomatum, purgative, relaxing, relieving, remedial, salve, sedative, softening, soothing, soothing syrup, spikenard, subduing, unction, unguent, unguentum, vulnerary
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