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• emollient — emollience, n. /i mol yeuhnt/, adj. 1. having the power of softening or relaxing, as a medicinal substance; soothing, esp. to the skin: emollient lotions for the face. n. 2. an emollient medicine, lotion, salve, etc. [1635 45; < L emollient (s.… …   Universalium

• emollient — e•mol•lient [[t]ɪˈmɒl yənt[/t]] adj. 1) having the power to soften or soothe: an emollient lotion for the skin[/ex] 2) an emollient substance • Etymology: 1635–45; < L ēmollient , s. of ēmolliēns, prp. of ēmollīre to soften =ē e +mollīre to… …   From formal English to slang

• emollient — /əˈmɒliənt / (say uh moleeuhnt), / ˈmoʊ / (say moh ) adjective 1. having the power of softening or relaxing living tissues, as a medicinal substance; soothing, especially to the skin. –noun 2. Medicine an emollient medicine or agent. {Latin… …  

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• oil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. grease (see oil); oil paint (see painting). v. lubricate, grease (See oil); placate, flatter. See flattery, smoothness, servility. II Friction reducing fluid Nouns …   English dictionary for students

• cream — Synonyms and related words: abstergent, aerate, alabaster, alabastrine, albescent, albumen, aristocracy, aureate, auric, balm, balsam, barons, batter, beat, beat up, beige, blank, blast, bonnyclabber, bowl down, brilliantine, buff, buff yellow,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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• Babassu oil — or cusi oil is a clear light yellow vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the babassu palm ( Attalea speciosa ), which grows in the Amazon region of South America. It is a non drying oil used in food, cleaners and skin products. This oil has… …   Wikipedia

• soft — adj Soft, bland, mild, gentle, smooth, lenient, balmy are applied to things with respect to the sensations they evoke or the impressions they produce and mean pleasantly agreeable because devoid of all harshness or roughness. Soft is applied… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• unction — n 1. anointing, oiling, lubrication, Eccles. chrism. 2. balm, salve, ointment, unguent, oil, lotion, lubricant; liniment, embrocation, emollient, demulcent, Med. abirritant, palliative. 3.(all affected in speech) earnestness, fervor, ardor,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder