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obstruent

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OBSTRUENT

a.[L. obstruens.] Blocking up; hindering.

 

OBSTRUENT

n.Any thing that obstructs the natural passages in the body.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OBSTRUENT

Ob "stru *ent, a. Etym: [L. obstruens, p.pr. of obstruere. See Obstruct. ]

 

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

 

OBSTRUENT

OBSTRUENT Ob "stru *ent, n.

 

Defn: Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp. , that which obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an obstruent.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

obstruent

ob stru ent |ˈäbstro͝oənt ˈɑbztrʊənt | noun 1 Phonetics a fricative or plosive speech sound. 2 Medicine a medicine or substance that closes the natural passages or pores of the body. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin obstruent- blocking up, from the verb obstruere.

 

Oxford Dictionary

obstruent

obstruent |ˈɒbstrʊənt | noun Phonetics a fricative or plosive speech sound. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin obstruent- blocking up , from the verb obstruere.

 

Duden Dictionary

Obstruent

Ob s t ru ent , Ob stru ent Substantiv, maskulin Sprachwissenschaft , der |Obstru e nt |der Obstruent; Genitiv: des Obstruenten, Plural: die Obstruenten lateinisch-englisch Konsonant, bei dessen Erzeugung der Atemstrom zu einem Teil (Frikativ, Spirant ) oder völlig (Verschlusslaut ) behindert ist