ointment

[ oint-muhnt ]
/ ˈɔɪnt mənt /
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noun Pharmacology.

a soft, unctuous preparation, often medicated, for application to the skin; unguent.

Origin of ointment

1250–1300; obsolete oint (aphetic variant of anoint) + -ment; replacing Middle English oignement < Old French < Vulgar Latin *unguimentum for Latin unguentum; see unguent

Words nearby ointment

oilstone, oiltight, oily, oink, oinochoe, ointment, oir, oireachtas, oise, oistrakh, oit

Words related to ointment

balm, salve, lotion, liniment, unguent, medicine, dressing, emollient, embrocation, lenitive, demulcent, cerate

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British Dictionary definitions for ointment

ointment
/ (ˈɔɪntmənt) /

noun

a fatty or oily medicated formulation applied to the skin to heal or protect
a similar substance used as a cosmetic

Word Origin for ointment

C14: from Old French oignement, from Latin unguentum unguent

Medical definitions for ointment

ointment
[ oint′mənt ]

n.

A highly viscous or semisolid preparation usually containing medicinal substances and intended for external application.

Idioms and Phrases with ointment

ointment

see fly in the ointment.