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ointment

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13
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8
Pronunciation
/ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/
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/ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/ · [ˈɔ̃ɪ̃(n)ʔ.mɪ̃(n)ʔ] · /ˈɔɪn(t)m(ə)nt/

Definition of ointment

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
    “The doctor prescribed an antibiotic ointment for the wound.”
    “She applied a soothing herbal ointment to her dry skin.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
    “The doctor prescribed an antibiotic ointment for the wound.”
    “She applied a soothing herbal ointment to her dry skin.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A substance used to anoint, as in religious rituals.

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Etymology

A later form (as if oint + -ment) of Middle English oinement, borrowed from Old French oignement (“an anointing”), from oigner, oindre, ongier (“to anoint”), from Latin ung(u)ō (“I anoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“to smear, anoint”). Partly displaced native Old English sealf, whence modern salve.

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