English Explanatory Dictionary

unguent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.
adj
  1. Taking the form of a cream or ointment.

Pronunciation

/ˈʌŋɡjuənt/ /ʌnd͡ʒ(u)ənt/ /ˈʌŋɡwənt/ en-us-unguent.ogg

Word forms

unguent unguents onguent

Etymology

From Latin unguentum (“ointment”), from unguō (“to smear with ointment”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“to salve, anoint”). Cognates include Old Prussian anctan, Old High German ancho (German Anke (“butter”)), Welsh ymenyn (“butter”).

Related words

medicine ointment
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