Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In medicine, having the property of closing the pores of the skin.
- noun A substance which when applied to the skin has the property of closing the pores.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Med.) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.
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- adjective medicine Having the quality of closing the
pores of theskin .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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