Usually means: Blocks passage or flow completely.
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General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. occlusive: Merriam-Webster
  2. occlusive: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. occlusive: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. occlusive: Collins English Dictionary
  5. occlusive: Vocabulary.com
  6. occlusive: Wordnik
  7. occlusive: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. occlusive: Dictionary.com
  9. Occlusive: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. occlusive: Rhymezone
  11. occlusive: FreeDictionary.org
  12. occlusive: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. occlusive: TheFreeDictionary.com
  14. occlusive: Wiktionary

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Occlusive: Health & Beauty Glossary

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. occlusive: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. occlusive: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. occlusive: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Occlusive: MedFriendly Glossary
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. occlusive: Medical dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Occlusive: Beauty & Health Glossary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (occlusive)

adjective:  That tends to occlude.
noun:  (phonetics) A speech sound produced by obstructing airflow in the oral vocal tract, but not necessarily into the nasal cavity.
noun:  (cosmetics) A product that forms a protective film and traps moisture against the skin.

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