unguent

[ uhng-gwuhnt ]
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noun
  1. an ointment or salve, usually liquid or semiliquid, for application to wounds, sores, etc.

Origin of unguent

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin unguentum, alteration (probably by association with the suffixes -men, -mentum) of unguen fat, grease, derivative of unguere to smear, anoint

Other words from unguent

  • un·guen·tar·y [uhng-gwuhn-ter-ee], /ˈʌŋ gwənˌtɛr i/, adjective

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unguent

/ (ˈʌŋɡwənt) /


noun
  1. a less common name for an ointment

Origin of unguent

1
C15: from Latin unguentum, from unguere to anoint

Derived forms of unguent

  • unguentary, adjective

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