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un⋅guent

  [uhng-gwuhnt]
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–noun
an ointment or salve, usually liquid or semiliquid, for application to wounds, sores, etc.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L unguentum, alter. (prob. by assoc. with the suffixes -men, -mentum) of unguen fat, grease, deriv. of unguere to smear, anoint

Related forms:
un⋅guen⋅tar⋅y  [uhng-gwuhn-ter-ee] , adjective
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un·guent   (ŭng'gwənt)   
n.  A salve for soothing or healing; an ointment.

[Middle English, from Latin unguentum, from unguere, to anoint.]
un'guen·tar'y (-těr'ē) adj.
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Unguent

Un"guent\ (?; 277), n. [L. unguentum, from unguere, ungere, to anoint: cf. F. onguent. See Ointment, and cf. Unction, Unctuous.] A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment. --Cowper.

Note: An unguent is stiffer than a liniment, but softer than a cerate.
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Language Translation for : unguent
Spanish: ungüento, bálsamo,
German: die Salbe,
Japanese: こう薬
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unguent 
"ointment," c.1440, from L. unguentem "ointment," from stem of unguere "to anoint or smear with ointment," from PIE base *ongw- "to salve, anoint" (cf. Skt. anakti "anoints, smears," Armenian aucanem "I anoint," O.Pruss. anctan "butter," O.H.G. ancho, Ger. anke "butter," O.Ir. imb, Welsh ymenyn "butter").
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Main Entry: un·guent
Pronunciation: '&[ng]-gw&nt also '&n-j&nt
Function: noun
: a soothing or healing salve : OINTMENT
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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unguent un·guent (ŭng'gwənt)
n.
A soothing or medicinal salve.

un'guen·tar'y (-těr'ē) adj.

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