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  1. 1. a. Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine. Source: opted
  2. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth Source: wordnet
  4. 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. Source: webster
  5. 5. Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruentmedicine. Johnson. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth Source: ecdict

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