26984 words

ointment

2 definitions • 2 examples
1
a thick substance, usually containing medicine, that is put on the skin where it is sore or where there is an injury, in order to cure it:

Examples:

eye ointment
2
a thick, oily substance, usually containing medicine, that is put on skin where you feel sore or on an injury:

Examples:

[ U ] germicidal ointment

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