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Unguent
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Noun Unguent has 1 sense
- unguent(n = noun.artifact) balm, ointment, salve, unction - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation; Array has particulars: arnica, baby oil, balsam, carron oil, cerate, chrism, chrisom, holy oil, sacramental oil, lip balm, mentholated salve, mercurial ointment, zinc ointment
is a kind of curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Unguent, n. a soft substance used as ointment or for lubrication.
Etymology
L unguentum f. unguere anoint
THESAURUS
Unguent
adipose, balm, balsam, blubbery, brilliantine, buttery, butyraceous, cerate, chrism, chrismal, chrismatory, cold cream, collyrium, cream, demulcent, embrocation, emollient, eye-lotion, eyewash, eyewater, face cream, fat, fatty, greasy, hand lotion, inunction, inunctum, lanolin, lardaceous, lardy, lenitive, liniment, lotion, mucoid, nard, oil, oily, ointment, oleaginous, oleic, pomade, pomatum, rich, salve, sebaceous, sleek, slick, slippery, smooth, soapy, soothing syrup, spikenard, suety, tallowy, unction, unctuous, unguentary, unguentous, unguentum, vulneraryROGET THESAURUS
Unguent
Oil
N oil, fat, butter, cream, grease, tallow, suet, lard, dripping exunge, blubber, glycerin, stearin, elaine, oleagine, soap, soft soap, wax, cerement, paraffin, spermaceti, adipocere, petroleum, mineral, mineral rock, mineral crystal, mineral oil, vegetable oil, colza oil, olive oil, salad oil, linseed oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, nut oil, animal oil, neat's foot oil, train oil, ointment, unguent, liniment, aceite, amole, Barbados tar, fusel oil, grain oil, rape oil, seneca oil, hydrate of amyl, ghee, heating oil, #2 oil, No, 2 oil, distillate, residual oils, kerosene, jet fuel, gasoline, naphtha, stearin.
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