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Definition of: emollient
(i·mol′yənt, -ē·ənt) adjective
Softening or relaxing; soothing.
—noun Med. A softening or soothing external application. Also mollient. [<L emolliens, -entis, ppr. of emollire <ex- thoroughly + mollire soften <mollis soft]
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