1. Adjective
Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient.
2. Noun
A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants.
3. Noun
A mild purgative; a laxative.
4. Noun
That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative.
5. Noun
remedy that eases pain and discomfort
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