Obstruent

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; a plosive, fricative or affricate.

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

3.adjectiveCausing obstruction; blocking up.

"an obstruent medicine"

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