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Ointment

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt

Definitions

  1. A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A substance used to anoint, as in religious rituals.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

52 more languages
العربيةالمرهمدَهُونمرهم
Azərbaycan dilimazməlhəm
Българскимас
বাংলামলম
Bosanskimastmazmazanipomadapomastмастпомадапомаст
Catalàpomadaungüent
Češtinamastmazání
Cymraegeli
Dansksalve
Ελληνικάαλοιφή
Esperantoungvento
Eestisalv
Suomirasvasalvavoide
Gaeilgeungadh
Galegobálsamopomadaunguento
עבריתמשחה
हिन्दीऔषधिबाममरहममलहमलेप
Hrvatskimastmazmazanipomadapomastмастпомадапомаст
Magyarkenőcs
Հայերենքսուք
Bahasa Indonesiasalep
Íslenskasmyrsl
ItalianoBalsamopomataunguento
日本語傷薬塗り薬塗薬膏薬軟膏
ქართულიმალამო
Қазақ тілімай
ភាសាខ្មែរថ្នាំលាប
한국어연고
KurdîElîhinasmastmerhem
Кыргызчамай
Latinasmegmaunctumunguenunguentum
Latviešuziede
Македонскимаст
Монголтос
မြန်မာလိမ်းဆေး
Nederlandssmeerselzalf
Polskimaśćmazidło
Portuguêspomada
Românăalifiepomadaunguent
Русскийбальзаммазь
සිංහලතෛලය
Slovenčinamasť
Српскиmastmazmazanipomadapomastмастпомадапомаст
Svenskasalva
తెలుగులేపనము
ไทยขี้ผึ้งครีมยาขี้ผึ้ง
Tagaloghinas
Türkçemerhem
ئۇيغۇرچەماي
Українськабальзаммазьмастиломасть
اردولیپمَرْہَم
Tiếng Việtthuốc caothuốc mỡ

Examples

“The doctor prescribed an antibiotic ointment for the wound.”
“She applied a soothing herbal ointment to her dry skin.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Ointments Oio oipe OIr oiran Oirat

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