adjective, noun
adjective (formal)
1 making a person or situation calmer in the hope of keeping relations peaceful:
an emollient reply
2 (technical) used for making your skin soft or less painful:
an emollient cream
noun [C,U] (technical) a liquid or cream that is used to make the skin soft
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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