unguentum

[ uhng-gwen-tuhm ]

/ ʌŋˈgwɛn təm /

(in prescriptions) ointment.

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Ointment of Subchloride of Mercury (Unguentum hydrargyri subchloridi).
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
There is also an unguentum veratrinæ—strength about 1·8 per cent.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Compound Mercury Ointment (Unguentum hydrargyri compositum).
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Ointment of chloride of mercury; Unguentum hydrargyri chloridi, L. Prep.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

Linimentum hydrargyri oleatis, Unguentum hydrargyri oleatis.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley