ointment
A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a…A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
» Apply this ointment once a day.
Meaning
2 senses(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.
Salbe, Balsam
мазьmazʹ, бальза́мbalʹzám
мазьmazʹ, бальза́мbalʹzám
(countable, uncountable)A substance used to anoint, as in religious rituals.
- semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
- toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
Examples
33 sentencesApply this ointment once a day.
There's no more ointment.
ruМази больше нет. — odexed
I need anti-itch ointment.
That place's food is great, and their prices are good, but the fly in the ointment is their terrible location.
This kind of ointment prevents sunburn.
Translations
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Origin
A later form (as if oint + -ment) of Middle English oinement, borrowed from Old French oigA 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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Forms
plural: ointmentsSynonyms
9 synonyms- semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation:unctionunguentbalmsalve
- toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin:creamemollient
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable