Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Emollient

Emollient (?; 106) , adjective

[Latin emolliens, -entis, present participle of emollire to soften; e out + mollire to soften, mollis soft: compare French émollient. See Mollify.]

Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient.
Emollient applications. — Arbuthnot

Emollient (?; 105) , noun

(Medicine) An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc.