emungente

Italian

Participle

emungente (plural emungenti)

1. present participle of emungere

Latin

Participle

ēmungente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of ēmungēns

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēmungentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /emunˈxente/ [e.mũŋˈxẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: e‧mun‧gen‧te

Adjective

emungente m or f (masculine and feminine plural emungentes)

1. that wipes the nose
2. that blows the nose
3. (by extension) that softens nasal mucus
4. (by extension) that causes rhinorrhoea, a runny nose
5. (of nasal mucus) flowing, discharging, rhinorrhoeic

Noun

emungente f (plural emungentes)

1. rhinorrhoeal; agent that causes rhinorrhoea, a runny nose
2. a substance or treatment that helps to soften dried nasal mucus and hard mucus in the nose, such as a saline nasal spray (see emunger)
3. a substance or treatment that helps to soften some kinds of potential nidus that would eventually lead to the formation of a rhinolith (see emunger)