Obstruent

[ɔbstruәnt]

(noun.) a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth.

Inputed by Armand--From WordNet

(a.) Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine.

(n.) Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an obstruent.

Inputed by Kirsten