DEMULCENT MEDICINES
\dˈɛmʌlsənt mˈɛdsənz], \dˈɛmʌlsənt mˈɛdsənz], \d_ˈɛ_m_ʌ_l_s_ə_n_t m_ˈɛ_d_s_ə_n_z]\
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[L., I caress.] Soothing, diminishing irritation.
By Henry Percy Smith
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).
Nearby Words
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- demster
- demster or deemster
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