liniment

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin linimentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪnəmənt/

Noun

liniment (countable and uncountable, plural liniments)

1. A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with linament.

Translations

topical medical preparation

• Arabic: دَلُوك m (dalūk)
• Catalan: liniment m
• Esperanto: linimento
• Finnish: linimentti (fi)
• French: liniment (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Liniment (de) n
• Italian: linimento m
• Latin: linimentum n
• Portuguese: linimento (pt) m
• Russian: линиме́нт (ru) m (linimént)
• Spanish: linimento (es) m

Verb

liniment (third-person singular simple present liniments, present participle linimenting, simple past and past participle linimented)

1. (transitive) To apply liniment to.