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 [ˈɔɪntmənt]

n

1. (Medicine / Pharmacology) a fatty or oily medicated formulation applied to the skin to heal or protect

2. (Medicine / Pharmacology) a similar substance used as a cosmetic

[from Old French oignement, from 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 a range of ointments for the treatment of eczema

fly in the ointment problem, trouble, difficulty, complication, uphill (S. African) The only fly in the ointment is his ex-wife.

Translations

ointment [ˈɔɪntmənt] N → ungüento m, pomada f

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ointment [ˈɔɪntmənt] n → pommade f
the fly in the ointment
The fly in the ointment is debt of $485.7 million → Le hic, c'est une dette de 485,7 millions de dollars.
There is one small fly in the ointment → Il y a juste un petit hic ...

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ointment

n → Salbe f

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ointment [ˈɔɪntmənt] n → unguento

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ointment

n ointment [ˈointmənt]

any greasy substance rubbed on the skin to heal injuries etc. salf مَرْهَم мехлем mast salve die Salbe αλοιφή ungüento, pomada salv پماد؛ مرهم voide onguent מִשחָה मरहम mast, pomast kenőcs salep smyrsl pomata, unguento なんこう 연고(軟膏) tepalas ziede, smēre salap zalf salve maść pomada un­guent мазь masť mazilo mast salva ขี้ผึ้ง merhem 藥膏，軟膏 мазь, притирання مرہم thuốc mỡ 药膏，软膏

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ointment → مرهم mast salve Salbe αλοιφή ungüento voide pommade mast unguento 軟膏 연고 zalf salve smarowidło pomada мазь salva ขี้ผึ้ง merhem thuốc mỡ 药膏