unguent
[ uhng-gwuh nt ]
/ ˈʌŋ gwənt /
noun
an ointment or salve, usually liquid or semiliquid, for application to wounds, sores, etc.
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Origin of unguent
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
Related formsun·guen·tar·y [uhng-gwuh n-ter-ee] /ˈʌŋ gwənˌtɛr i/, adjective
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Derived Formsunguentary, adjective
Word Origin for unguent
C15: from Latin unguentum, from unguere to anoint
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Word Origin and History for unguent
unguent
"ointment," mid-15c., from Latin unguentem "ointment," from stem of unguere "to anoint or smear with ointment," from PIE root *ongw- "to salve, anoint" (cf. Sanskrit anakti "anoints, smears," Armenian aucanem "I anoint," Old Prussian anctan "butter," Old High German ancho, German anke "butter," Old Irish imb, Welsh ymenyn "butter").
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Medicine definitions for unguent
unguent
[ ŭng′gwənt ]
n.
A soothing or medicinal salve.
Related formsun′guen•tar′y (-tĕr′ē) adj.
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