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obstruent

[ob-stroo-uhnt]

adjective

  1. Medicine/Medical.Ìý(of a substance) producing an obstruction.

  2. Phonetics.Ìý(of a speech sound) characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air from the lungs.

noun

  1. Medicine/Medical.Ìýa medicine that closes the natural passages of the body.

  2. Phonetics.Ìýan obstruent speech sound; a stop, fricative, or affricate.

obstruent

/ ˈɒ²ú²õ³Ù°ùÊŠÉ™²Ô³Ù /

adjective

  1. causing obstruction, esp of the intestinal tract

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. anything that causes obstruction

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • unobstruent adjective
  • unobstruently adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of obstruent1

1660–70; < Latin obstruent- (stem of ´Ç²ú²õ³Ù°ù³Üŧ²Ô²õ, present participle of obstruere ); obstruct, -ent
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of obstruent1

C17: from Latin obstruere to obstruct
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Obstruent—reliable—particularization—fabulosity—different to—averse to—did one ever come across such a mixture of antique pedantry and modern vulgarism!

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