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Definition of emollient noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

emollient

noun
 
/ɪˈmɒliənt/
 
/ɪˈmɑːliənt/
[countable, uncountable] (specialist)
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  1. a liquid or cream that is used to make the skin soft
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin emollient- ‘making soft’, from the verb emollire, from e- (variant of ex- ‘out’) + mollis ‘soft’.
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