ointment

oint·ment  (ointmnt)

n.

A highly viscous or semisolid substance used on the skin as a cosmetic, emollient, or medicament; a salve.

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[Middle English oinement, from Old French oignement, from Vulgar Latin *unguimentum, from Latin unguentum; see unguent.]

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ointment

Noun

a smooth greasy substance applied to the skin to heal or protect, or as a cosmetic: home-made creams and ointments [Latin unguentum unguent]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ointment - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation salve, unguent, balm, unction arnica - an ointment used in treating bruises baby oil - an ointment for babies balsam - an ointment containing a fragrant resin carron oil - an ointment formerly used to treat burns cerate - a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin chrism, chrisom, holy oil, sacramental oil - a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam lip balm - a balm applied to the lips mentholated salve - a salve containing menthol mercurial ointment - an ointment containing mercury curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain zinc ointment - an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques lanolin, wool fat, wool grease - a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
	2.	ointment - toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin emollient, cream cold cream, coldcream, face cream, vanishing cream - a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin hand cream - moisturizing cream for the hands lanolin - an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep) nard, spikenard - an aromatic ointment used in antiquity sun blocker, sunblock, sunscreen - a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn toilet articles, toiletry - artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body)

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ointment

noun salve, dressing, cream, lotion, balm, lubricant, emollient, liniment, embrocation, unguent, cerate

Translations

ointment [ˈɔɪntmənt] n → ungüento

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ointment [ˈɔɪntmənt] n → onguent m

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ointment [ˈɔɪntmənt] n → Salbe f

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ointment [ˈɔɪntmənt] n → unguento