| Demulcent 1. (n.) A substance capable of soothing an inflamed membrane, or protecting it from irritation, such as aloe or lanolin. Gum Arabic, glycerin, olive oil, etc., are demulcents. 2. (a.) Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent. Thesaurus Entries 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 |