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obstruent

American  
[ob-stroo-uhnt] / ˈɒb stru ənt /

adjective

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

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

noun

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

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

obstruent British  
/ ˈɒbstrʊənt /

adjective

  1. causing obstruction, esp of the intestinal tract

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noun

  1. anything that causes obstruction

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Other Word Forms

  • unobstruent adjective
  • unobstruently adverb

Etymology

Origin of obstruent

1660–70; < Latin obstruent- (stem of obstruēns, present participle of obstruere ); obstruct, -ent

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