unguent
pronunciation
How to pronounce unguent in British English:
UK [ˈʌŋgwənt]
How to pronounce unguent in American English:
US [ˈʌŋɡwənt]
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- Noun:
- semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Word Origin
- unguent (n.)
- "ointment," early 15c., from Latin unguentem "ointment," from stem of unguere "to anoint or smear with ointment," from PIE root *ongw- "to salve, anoint" (cognates: Sanskrit anakti "anoints, smears," Armenian aucanem "I anoint," Old Prussian anctan "butter," Old High German ancho, German anke "butter," Old Irish imb, Welsh ymenyn "butter").
Example
- 1. Unguent , powdered , or liquid - troubled , confused .
- 2. The father smeared the face of his son with a powerful unguent .
- 3. Objective : to study the influence package on weight and appearance and active ingredient content of unguent .
- 4. Dutectious wounds and larger wounds were dressed by antibiotic or chinese herbs unguent every day or two days .