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Thesaurus: obstruent

Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine.

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  1. a. Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine.
  2. n. Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an obstruent.
  3. n. a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth
  4. Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine. Johnson. Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an obstruent.
  5. Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruentmedicine. Johnson.
  6. n a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth