occlusive
[uh-kloo-siv]
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adjective
noun Phonetics.
a stop that is unreleased, as the p-sound in stop, or deviously released, as the k-sound in acme, acne, or action, the t-sound of catnip, the g-sound of pygmy or ugly.
(not in technical use) any stop sound.
Origin of occlusive
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An occlusive dressing of melted paraffin has also been employed.
Manual of SurgeryAlexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
But these articles are not so clean or effective as the occlusive rubber pessary.
Safe MarriageEttie A. Rout
occlusive
adjective
noun
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occlusive
[ə-klōō′zĭv]
adj.
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