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Meanings of emollient in English

Portuguese
creme
Catalan
pomada (farmàcia)
Spanish
emoliente

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.

creme

Having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin.

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Examples for "softening"
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This called into question beliefs that the job market had been softening.
The Irish Times
2
You brought us home, Molly said, softening her voice with an effort.
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
3
The result was an overall softening of the lighting in the room.
L.a. candy
4
Survey evidence suggests a pronounced softening of business sentiment, especially on exports.
The Irish Times
5
The sunset light was falling upon the splendid panorama and softening it.
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 4
1
The emergence of firms offering conscience-salving carbon offsets seems a long way off.
Reuters
2
Alma asked, salving her self-respect with a poor affectation of haughtiness.
The Whirlpool
3
I worked all day now, salving and boating off a cargo to the sloop.
Sailing Alone Around the World
4
The regiment after salving its wounds resumed its watchful march.
The Rock of Chickamauga: A Story of the Western Crisis
5
This is a gorgeously rendered collection of eight mind-salving pieces.
The Irish Times
1
The root contains tannin and mucilage, it is therefore astringent and demulcent.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
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Bland and demulcent, spermaceti is employed as an ingredient in ointments, cosmetics, and cerates.
The New North
3
It promotes perspiration, and is demulcent to the chest.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
4
They were taken as food by the ancient Greeks and Romans, whilst Hippocrates knew the demulcent properties of linseed.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
5
Dispensatory: Liverwort is a very mild demulcent tonic and astringent, supposed by some to possess diuretic and deobstruent virtues.
The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees / Seventh Annual Report of ...
Usage of emollient in English
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Talk can be emollient, talk can be suggestive, talk can be menacing.
The Irish Times
2
Treatment options include basic emollient treatment, topical as well as systemic immunosuppressants.
Pubmed
3
Danny Huston brings a loftier class of oil to the emollient Roach.
The Irish Times
4
Well, that is not what Coco is about; it is more emollient.
The Guardian
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All this was an emollient to my wounds, and I became consoled.
Father and Son: A Study of Two Temperaments
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Despite the new emollient line, the Syriza leader may still overplay his hand.
Reuters
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The tone has become more emollient as the week has worn on, however.
The Guardian
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But speaking to reporters after the meeting, Geithner struck a more emollient note.
Reuters
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Maliki resigned soon after and was replaced by the more emollient Haider al-Abadi.
Reuters
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This is an emollient, and will soothe and heal the ulcerations.
The Royal Road to Health; Or, the Secret of Health Without Drugs
11
You want that magnificent emollient to generously hot-soak into the slices.
The Guardian
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The Prussian belief in sand-paper as an emollient must be by now rudely shaken.
Germany and the Germans from an American Point of View
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Hygiene and emollient practices are central to maintaining skin integrity but are currently under-researched.
Pubmed
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Mr. Bucket brings the finger into play as an emollient.
Bleak House
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But the next day, under the emollient persuasions of my wife, I backed down.
The fracture zone: my return to the balkans
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All about the soothing and emollient influence of a little packet of stamped paper!
White Ashes
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Portuguese
creme
Emollient through the time