Unguent synonyms

ŭng'gwənt

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emollient
Something which softens or lubricates the skin.
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balm (related)
Any fragrant ointment or aromatic oil for healing or anointing
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cerate
A hard, unctuous, fat- or wax-based solid, sometimes medicated, formerly applied to the skin directly or on dressings.
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lotion
(Archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.
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lubricant
One that facilitates conversation or cooperation:
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salve
Any medicinal ointment applied to wounds, skin irritations, burns, etc. for purposes of soothing or healing
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unction
Something that serves to soothe; a balm.
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ointment
(Medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
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cream
Any of various substances resembling or containing cream:
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Find another word for unguent. In this page you can discover 9 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for unguent, like: emollient, balm, cerate, lotion, lubricant, salve, unction, ointment and cream.
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Unguent Sentence Examples

  • Each is used in Homer as an unguent (Iliad, xiv.

  • In such cases the influence of the god, communicated to the victim, passed with the unguent into the stone.

  • µbppa; the Arabic murr, bitter, was applied to the substance from its bitterness), a gum-resin highly esteemed by the ancients as an unguent and perfume, used for incense in temples and also in embalming.

  • Its magnitude is the product of the normal pressure or force which presses the rubbing surfaces together in~ a direction perpendicular to themselves into a specific constant already mentioned in 14, as the coefficient of friction, which depends on the nature and condition of the surfaces of the unguent, if any, with which they are covered.

  • Exce~sive heating is prevented by a constant and copious supply of a good unguent.

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