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obstruent


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

Origin: L. Obstruens, p.pr. Of obstruere. See Obstruct.

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

Source: Websters Dictionary