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Obstruent
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an obstruent.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine. Johnson.