demulcent \dih-MUHL-suhnt\, adjective:
1. Soothing or mollifying, as a medicinal substance.
noun:
1. A demulcent substance or agent, often mucilaginous, as for soothing or protecting an irritated mucous membrane.
1. A demulcent substance or agent, often mucilaginous, as for soothing or protecting an irritated mucous membrane.
He groaned next to me and coughed. I got up to look in the medicine cabinet for a demulcent.
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