ointment
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- oyntment (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
A 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”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/, [ˈɔ̃ɪ̃(n)ʔ.mɪ̃(n)ʔ]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɪn(t)m(ə)nt/
- Hyphenation: oint‧ment
Noun[edit]
ointment (plural ointments)
- (medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
- A substance used to anoint, as in religious rituals.
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Translations[edit]
viscous preparation, usually containing medication
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Further reading[edit]
- “ointment” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “ointment” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- ointment at OneLook Dictionary Search
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- English words suffixed with -ment
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- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
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