A Topical Dictionary: Search for Ointment

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English

Noun

a thick viscous preparation for application to the skin, often containing medication

Synonyms

Translations

Chinese: 膏 (gāo)
Czech: mast#Czech|mast
Dutch: zalf

German: Salbe
Italian: pomata
Serbian: melem
Portuguese: pomada

ang:ointment de:ointment fr:ointment io:ointment it:ointment hu:ointment pl:ointment fi:ointment ta:ointment te:ointment vi:ointment tr:ointment zh:ointment

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Ointment \Oint"ment\, n. [OE. oinement, OF. oignement, fr. F.
oindre to anoint, L. ungere, unguere; akin to Skr. a[~n]j,
and to G. anke (in Switzerland) butter. The first t in the E.
word is due to the influence of anoint. Cf. Anoint,
Unguent.]
That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used
for smearing or anointing; an unguent.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet ointment
n 1: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine)
applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an
irritation [syn: unction, unguent, balm, salve]
2: toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling
cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when
applied to the skin [syn: cream, emollient]

Moby Dictionary
balm , balsam , blunt , boodle , brass , bread , brilliantine , bucks ,
cabbage , cerate , chips , chrism , chrismal , chrismation , chrismatory ,
chrisom , cold cream , collyrium , cream , demulcent , dinero , dough ,
dressing , embrocation , emollient , extreme unction , eye-lotion ,
eyewash , eyewater , face cream , gelt , gilt , grease , green ,
green stuff , hand lotion , inunction , inunctum , jack , kale , lanolin ,
last rites , lenitive , liniment , lotion , mazuma , moolah , mopus ,
nard , oil , oil of palms , oof , ooftish , petrolatum , pomade , pomatum ,
rhino , rocks , sacramental anointment , sacred unction , salve ,
shekels , simoleons , soothing syrup , spikenard , spondulics , sugar ,
the needful , tin , unction , unguent , unguentum , viaticum , vulnerary ,
wampum

Ointment Various fragrant preparations, also compounds for medical purposes, are so called (Ex. 30:25; Ps. 133:2; Isa. 1:6; Amos 6:6; John 12:3; Rev. 18:13).