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Meanings of emollient in inglés

portugués
creme
catalán
pomada (farmàcia)
español
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.

emoliente

Having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin.

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Examples for "cream"
Examples for "cream"
1
Semihard; full cream; rapidly cured; Tilsit type; very fine; made at Itzehoe.
The Complete Book of Cheese
2
One pint rich cream; two eggs; one-quarter ounce of gelatine; sherry wine.
Favorite Dishes : a Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book
3
She thought the money crops today would be ice cream and seafood.
Hunter's moon: a novel
4
Unlike parsnips, Jerusalem artichokes are great raw; though both make nice ice-cream.
The Irish Times
5
Alice licked her something chocolate ice cream and carefully considered his question.
Still alice
1
Part the hair in different places and rub ointment into the scalp.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
2
It's best to use a hand cream or ointment in the winter.
The South African
3
The altar of gold, and the ointment, and the incense of spices:
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
4
Dr Williamson was calling for use of the ointment to be regulated.
Radio NZ
5
Yes; but suppose she had left the ointment in the unbroken vase?
Making the Most of Life
Usage of emollient in inglés
1
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
5
All this was an emollient to my wounds, and I became consoled.
Father and Son: A Study of Two Temperaments
6
Despite the new emollient line, the Syriza leader may still overplay his hand.
Reuters
7
The tone has become more emollient as the week has worn on, however.
The Guardian
8
But speaking to reporters after the meeting, Geithner struck a more emollient note.
Reuters
9
Maliki resigned soon after and was replaced by the more emollient Haider al-Abadi.
Reuters
10
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
12
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
13
Hygiene and emollient practices are central to maintaining skin integrity but are currently under-researched.
Pubmed
14
Mr. Bucket brings the finger into play as an emollient.
Bleak House
15
But the next day, under the emollient persuasions of my wife, I backed down.
The fracture zone: my return to the balkans
16
All about the soothing and emollient influence of a little packet of stamped paper!
White Ashes
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Translations for emollient
portugués
creme
Emollient through the time