obstruent

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

Antonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Causing obstruction; blocking up.

    an obstruent medicine

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