soft ointment
1Ointment — Oint ment, n. [OE. oinement, OF. oignement, fr. F. oindre to anoint, L. ungere, unguere; akin to Skr. a[ n]j, and to G. anke (in Switzerland) butter. The first t in the E. word is due to the influence of anoint. Cf. {Anoint}, {Unguent}.] That… …
2Ointment — An ointment is a viscous semisolid preparation used topically on a variety of body surfaces. These include the skin and the mucus membranes of the eye (an eye ointment ), vagina, anus, and nose. An ointment may or may not be… …
3ointment — oint|ment [ˈɔıntmənt] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: oignement, from Latin unguentum, from unguere; UNGUENT] a soft cream that you rub into your skin, especially as a medical treatment →fly in the ointment at ↑fly3 (5) …
4ointment — noun (C, U) a soft substance made of solid oil that you rub into your skin, especially as a medical treatment see also: fly in the ointment fly 3 (5) …
5ointment — /oynt meuhnt/, n. Pharm. a soft, unctuous preparation, often medicated, for application to the skin; unguent. [1250 1300; obs. oint (aph. var. of ANOINT) + MENT; r. ME oignement < OF < VL *unguimentum for L unguentum; see UNGUENT] Syn. salve,… …
6ointment — oint·ment || ɔɪntmÉ™nt n. soft spreadable mixture that is often medicated and is used to sooth the skin, balmy medicated cream …
7ointment — oint•ment [[t]ˈɔɪnt mənt[/t]] n. pha a soft, unctuous preparation, often medicated, for application to the skin • Etymology: 1400–50; late MEoynt(e)ment, b. of ME oynement, oignement (< OF « L unguentum; see unguent) and ointen, var. of… …
8ointment — /ˈɔɪntmənt / (say oyntmuhnt) noun a soft, unctuous preparation, often medicated, for application to the skin or mucous membrane; an unguent. {obsolete oint (aphetic variant of anoint) + ment; replacing Middle English oignement, from Old French} …
9Oleamen — O le*a men, n. [L.] (Med.) A soft ointment prepared from oil. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] …
10liniment — (n.) early 15c., from L.L. linimentum a soft ointment, from L. linire, collateral form of earlier linere to daub, smear, from PIE root * (s)lei slime, slimy, sticky (see SLIME (Cf. slime) (n.)) …
