emolien

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, from French émollient, from Latin emolliēns

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /emoˈliɛn/ [e.moˈli.ɛn]
• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Syllabification: e‧mo‧li‧en

Noun

emolien (plural emolien-emolien, first-person possessive emolienku, second-person possessive emolienmu, third-person possessive emoliennya)

1. (dermatology, pharmacology) emollient, moisturizer: something which softens or lubricates the skin.

   Synonym: pelembap

Further reading

• “emolien” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• Hadyana Pudjaatmaka, Susilowati (1987) Kamus Kimia: Biokimia [Dictionary of Chemistry: Biochemistry] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 71: “emolien”