All ointment synonyms
oint·ment
O o noun ointment
- balm — Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain.
- cream — Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts.
- liniment — a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- gel — Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- lotion — Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- salve — a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- unguent — an ointment or salve, usually liquid or semiliquid, for application to wounds, sores, etc.
- cerate — a hard ointment or medicated paste consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
- demulcent — soothing; mollifying
- dressing — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- embrocation — A liquid used for rubbing on the body to relieve pain from sprains and strains.
- emollient — Having the quality of softening or soothing the skin.
- lenitive — softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
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