What does "obstruent" mean?
Obstruent: Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine. Johnson.
Additional senses
- 2.Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an obstruent.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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