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UNGUENT

\ˈʌnɡənt], \ˈʌnɡənt], \ˈʌ_n_ɡ_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of UNGUENT

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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An oil or salve for burns, sores, etc.; an ointment.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Medicated ointment; fatty, oily compound.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Any ointment for local application.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A soft composition used for the cure of sores, burns, and the like; an ointment.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

An ointment, salve, or cerate.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

n. [Latin] A soft composition used as a topical remedy, as for sores, burns, and the like; ointment.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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