Definition: obtundent

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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Obtundent \Ob*tund"ent\, n. [L. obtundens, p. pr. of obtundere.]
   (Med.)
   A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation,
   usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; -- nearly
   the same as demulcent. --Forsyth.