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ointment

[oint-muhnt]

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noun Pharmacology.

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

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

Synonyms
salve, balm; nard.

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ointment (ˈɔɪntmənt)

—n
1.	a fatty or oily medicated formulation applied to the skin to heal or protect
2.	a similar substance used as a cosmetic

[C14: from Old French oignement, from Latin unguentumunguent]

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ointment

late 13c., from O.Fr. oignement, from V.L. *unguimentum, from L. unguentum (see unguent). The first -t- emerged in O.Fr. from oint, p.p. of verb oindre "to anoint."

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ointment oint·ment (oint'mənt)
n.
A highly viscous or semisolid preparation usually containing medicinal substances and intended for external application.

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