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Fancy word for ointment, used by people who want you to know they read.
means A thick salve or ointment used to soothe skin or heal wounds.
from From Latin 'unguentum' (ointment), rooted in 'unguere,' meaning to anoint or smear with oil — the same root that gives us 'unction' and, more distantly, 'unctuous.'
- origin
- from Latin unguere, to anoint
- same root
- gives us unction and unctuous
- usage
- mostly survives in poetry and pharmacy labels
- texture tell
- always greasy, never a gel