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emollient
(adj.) having a softening power; (n.) medicine or salve that softens
Mineral oil, sometimes used as a laxative, is also an emollient; it softens the skin by not allowing moisture to escape from the epidermis.
Related English word: emollience
Latin root words: mollio, mollire, mollivi, mollitus - to make soft; mollis, molle - soft; emollio, emollire, emollivi, emollitus - to soften
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