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Noun: unguent  úng-gwunt
  1. (medicine) semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
    "The doctor prescribed an antibiotic unguent for the skin infection";
    - ointment, unction, balm, salve

Derived forms: unguents

Type of: curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic

Encyclopedia: Unguent