- ob|tund|ent
- ob|tund|ent «ob TUHN duhnt», adjective, noun.–adj.dulling sensibility, as of nerves.–n.an obtundent agent or anesthetic.
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tund — con·tund; ob·ro·tund; ob·tund; oro·tund; re·tund; ro·tund·ly; ob·tund·ent; ro·tund; … English syllables
obtundent — ob·tund·ent … English syllables
ob — ob; OB; ob·am·bu·late; ob·ben·ite; ob·clavate; ob·clude; ob·compressed; ob·conic; ob·cordate; ob·cuneate; ob·deltoid; ob·diplostemonous; ob·duce; ob·du·ra·cy; ob·e·lis·cal; ob·e·lis·coid; ob·e·lism; ob·e·lize; ob·e·lus; ob·fusc; ob·fus·ca·ble;… … English syllables
obtund — ob•tund [[t]ɒbˈtʌnd[/t]] v. t. to blunt; dull; deaden • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L obtundere to beat at =ob ob +tundere to strike ob•tund′ent, adj. n … From formal English to slang
demulcent — Obtundent Ob*tund ent, n. [L. obtundens, p. pr. of obtundere.] (Med.) A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; nearly the same as {demulcent}. Forsyth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Obtundent — Ob*tund ent, n. [L. obtundens, p. pr. of obtundere.] (Med.) A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; nearly the same as {demulcent}. Forsyth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obtundent — ob·tund·ent äb tən dənt adj blunting irritation or lessening pain obtundent n an agent that blunts pain or dulls sensibility * * * ob·tun·dent (ob tunґdənt) [L. obtundere to make dull] 1. pertaining to or causing obtundation. 2. having the… … Medical dictionary
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
