malactic

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• malactic — SYN: emollient. [G. malaktikos, softening] * * * ma·lac·tic (mə lakґtik) emollient …   Medical dictionary

• malactic — …   Useful english dictionary

• emollient — 1. Soothing to the skin or mucous membrane. 2. An agent that softens the skin or soothes irritation in the skin or mucous membrane. SYN: malactic. [L. emolliens, pres. p. of e mollio, emollire, to soften] * * * emol·lient i mäl yənt …   Medical dictionary

• malacia —   n. softening of tissue; craving for a certain food.    ♦ malacodermous, a. having soft skin.    ♦ malacology, n. study of molluscs.    ♦ malacophonous, a. soft voiced.    ♦ malactic, a. emollient …   Dictionary of difficult words