obstruent - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'obstruent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Obstruent

[ a.]

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

2 . Obstruent

[ 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.

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