Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demulsion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: demul-sion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something which has a soothing effect.

Example Sentences

"The only means we possess, if we except opiates, of defending the stomach and intestines against irritation, are, mucilaginous and oily demulsions. The latter seem to be the most effectual, but they are most apt to oppress the stomach."
"Inasmuch as the combination of Prussian blue with water and other analogous mixtures belong neither to the category of true solutions, nor to that of emulsions or demulsions, nor to the mucilages or jellies, […]"

Inflected Forms

demulsions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

demulcent

Questions

What does demulsion mean?: Something which has a soothing effect.

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