Obtundent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]