unguent

English - Turkish

Definition of unguent in English Turkish dictionary

(Tıp) ungan

(Tıp) Merhem, unguentum

(isim) merhem

vücuda sürulecek yağ

{i} merhem

English - English

Definition of unguent in English English dictionary

any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes

Thou knowest of old that my temper is somewhat choleric, and my tongue not greased with that unguent which oils the mouths of the lip-serving lords of the land.

any ointment or lubricant for local application

{n} an ointment, liquid salve, perfume

{i} balm, ointment

semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment

an oily substance used on your skin = ointment (unguentum, from unguere )

Related Terms

An unguent

onguent

unguents

plural of unguent

Hyphenation

un·guent

Etymology

[ '&[ng]-gw&nt, '&n- ] (noun.) 15th century. From Latin unguentum (“ointment”), from unguō (“smear with ointment”), from Proto-Indo-European *ongw- (“to salve”). Cognates include Old Prussian anctan, Old High German ancho, German anke (“butter”), Welsh ymenyn (“butter”).