10 June 2017
emollient
[ih-mol-yuh nt]
adjective
1. having the power of softening or relaxing, as a medicinal substance; soothing, especially to the skin:
emollient lotions for the face.
Synonyms: relieving, palliative, healing, assuasive.
noun
2. an emollient medicine, lotion, salve, etc.
Origin of emollient
Latin
1635-1645; Latin ēmollient- (stem of ēmolliēns) softening up (present participle of ēmollīre), equivalent to ē- e-1+ molli(s) soft + -ent- -ent
Related forms
emollience, noun
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Examples from the Web for emollient
Contemporary Examples
Rubenstein listened and as an emollient agreed to an in-house investigation.
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Historical Examples
emollient poultices and drinks were prescribed, and a low diet enjoined.
North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826
Various
They eulogised, at the same time, the emollient properties of the dog’s-tooth.
Everyday Objects
W. H. Davenport Adams
Anagram
nil omelet
molten lie
motel line
lemon tile
Today’s quote
Then as it was, then again it will be
An’ though the course may change sometimes
Rivers always reach the sea
– Ten Years Gone, Led Zeppelin
On this day
10 June 323 BC – death of Alexander the Great, Macedonian King. He conquered the Persia Empire, which ruled Asia Minor, The Levant and Syria, Egypt, Assyria and Babylonia. He then invaded India before returning to Persia. He died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II in Babylon, most likely by poisoning. Born 20 July 356 BC.
10 June 1838 – Myall Creek Massacre in Australia. 28 aborigines are murdered by 11 stockmen (10 Europeans and an African). After two trials, seven of the 11 colonialists involved in the killings were found guilty of murder and hanged on 18 December 1838. The leader of the colonialists, John Fleming, was never found. He was suspected of further massacres in the Liverpool Plains and New England regions. His brother, Joseph, was linked to massacres in the Maranoa area of Queensland.
10 June 1916 – British Army officer, Lawrence of Arabia leads an Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
10 June 1935 – Alcoholics Anonymous founded by two recovering alcoholics, using a 12-step program to help alcoholics overcome their addiction.
10 June 1967 – end of the Six Day War, when Israel and the Arab coalition consisting of Egypt, Jordan & Syria, agree to a UN mediated cease-fire.