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obstruent.

Causing obstruction; blocking up.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɒbstɹuːənt/
  1. Causing obstruction; blocking up.

    an obstruent medicine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin obstruēns, obstruentis.

noun/ˈɒbstɹuːənt/
  1. A consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; a plosive, fricative, or affricate.

  2. Anything that obstructs, especially in the passages of the body.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin obstruēns, obstruentis.

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