Ointment
noun
A smooth substance that you rub on the skin to heal a cut or sore.
Apply the ointment to the affected area twice a day.
Often appears as...
- apply ointment
- medicinal ointment
noun
Something that brings relief or heals, figuratively.
Music was his ointment, soothing the pain in his soul.
Often appears as...
- soothing ointment
- spiritual ointment
noun
A product, like a cream or lotion, used for skincare or cosmetic purposes.
She uses a special ointment to keep her skin moisturized.
Often appears as...
- moisturizing ointment
- skincare ointment
noun
A smooth substance that you rub on the skin to heal a cut or sore.
Apply the ointment to the affected area twice a day.
Often appears as...
- apply ointment
- medicinal ointment
noun
Something that brings relief or heals, figuratively.
Music was his ointment, soothing the pain in his soul.
Often appears as...
- soothing ointment
- spiritual ointment
noun
A product, like a cream or lotion, used for skincare or cosmetic purposes.
She uses a special ointment to keep her skin moisturized.
Often appears as...
- moisturizing ointment
- skincare ointment
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used mainly for substances in a medical or healing context, not just any cream.
The doctor prescribed an antibiotic ointment for the burn.
Pro Tip 2/3Topical Application
Ointment is for external use, meant to be applied on skin surfaces rather than ingested.
For the rash, only use the ointment externally.
Pro Tip 3/3Thickness Contrast
Generally thicker and greasier than creams or lotions, providing a protective barrier.
Her dry hands needed a thick ointment, not just lotion.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used mainly for substances in a medical or healing context, not just any cream.
The doctor prescribed an antibiotic ointment for the burn.
Pro Tip 2/3Topical Application
Ointment is for external use, meant to be applied on skin surfaces rather than ingested.
For the rash, only use the ointment externally.
Pro Tip 3/3Thickness Contrast
Generally thicker and greasier than creams or lotions, providing a protective barrier.
Her dry hands needed a thick ointment, not just lotion.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used mainly for substances in a medical or healing context, not just any cream.
The doctor prescribed an antibiotic ointment for the burn.
Pro Tip 2/3Topical Application
Ointment is for external use, meant to be applied on skin surfaces rather than ingested.
For the rash, only use the ointment externally.
Pro Tip 3/3Thickness Contrast
Generally thicker and greasier than creams or lotions, providing a protective barrier.
Her dry hands needed a thick ointment, not just lotion.
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A new type of medicine,...
But most biologics also have a flaw. They're fragile. So they're usually administered by injection, because our stomach acid would destroy the medicine if we tried to swallow it. Constrained peptides are the opposite. They're really durable, like regular drugs. So it's possible to administer them using pills, inhalers, ointments.
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If superpowers were...
Ouch! Now, have you given any thought as of whether the invisibility is permanent? If it is, how can you receive medical treatment from a doctor if you're injured? The doctor wouldn't know where to apply ointments or bandages because they cannot access your injury.
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Attenborough Makes...
on the ship's deck within a few days he was so tame that he allowed me to put ointment on the bad graze which he had on his wrist
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A new type of medicine,...
But most biologics also have a flaw. They're fragile. So they're usually administered by injection, because our stomach acid would destroy the medicine if we tried to swallow it. Constrained peptides are the opposite. They're really durable, like regular drugs. So it's possible to administer them using pills, inhalers, ointments.
Video examples
If superpowers were...
Ouch! Now, have you given any thought as of whether the invisibility is permanent? If it is, how can you receive medical treatment from a doctor if you're injured? The doctor wouldn't know where to apply ointments or bandages because they cannot access your injury.
Video examples
Attenborough Makes...
on the ship's deck within a few days he was so tame that he allowed me to put ointment on the bad graze which he had on his wrist
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Quote examples
Shannon Bream
American Journalist
I'm diligent about using eye drops and ointment before bed, which seems to minimize the frequency and severity of corneal abrasions. When I wake up now with an abrasion, I know I need to stay calm and effectively treat the pain. I can usually get back to sleep within a couple of hours.
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Milan Kundera
Czechoslovakian Writer
When I was a little boy in short pants, I dreamed about a miraculous ointment that would make me invisible. Then I became an adult, began to write, and wanted to be successful. Now I'm successful and would like to have the ointment that would make me invisible.
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Hernan Cortes
Spanish Leader
There are apothecaries' shops, where prepared medicines, liquids, ointments, and plasters are sold; barbers' shops, where they wash and shave the head; and restaurateurs, that furnish food and drink at a certain price.
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Zachary Quinto
American Actor
Every time I get on an airplane I have a routine. I cover the inside of my nostrils with anti-bacterial ointment. I'm popping Zicam like it's candy. And I drink, literally, from L.A. to New York, six bottles of water.
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William Standish Knowles
American Scientist
At the time my dog had a fungus on her chest that wouldn't heal and resisted treatment. I made an ointment with our product and it cleared up in two days. She lived to 17 years.
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Gilbert Gottfried
American Comedian
I was the class podiatrist. I never made it to class clown. I wasn't funny enough. I would examine feet and prescribe and ointment. It was a sad childhood.
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Susie Bright
American Writer
Doing the right thing for someone else was like a tonic for me; it was like some magic ointment that made a wound disappear.
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Shannon Bream
American Journalist
I'm diligent about using eye drops and ointment before bed, which seems to minimize the frequency and severity of corneal abrasions. When I wake up now with an abrasion, I know I need to stay calm and effectively treat the pain. I can usually get back to sleep within a couple of hours.
Quote examples
Milan Kundera
Czechoslovakian Writer
When I was a little boy in short pants, I dreamed about a miraculous ointment that would make me invisible. Then I became an adult, began to write, and wanted to be successful. Now I'm successful and would like to have the ointment that would make me invisible.
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Hernan Cortes
Spanish Leader
There are apothecaries' shops, where prepared medicines, liquids, ointments, and plasters are sold; barbers' shops, where they wash and shave the head; and restaurateurs, that furnish food and drink at a certain price.
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Zachary Quinto
American Actor
Every time I get on an airplane I have a routine. I cover the inside of my nostrils with anti-bacterial ointment. I'm popping Zicam like it's candy. And I drink, literally, from L.A. to New York, six bottles of water.
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William Standish Knowles
American Scientist
At the time my dog had a fungus on her chest that wouldn't heal and resisted treatment. I made an ointment with our product and it cleared up in two days. She lived to 17 years.
Quote examples
Gilbert Gottfried
American Comedian
I was the class podiatrist. I never made it to class clown. I wasn't funny enough. I would examine feet and prescribe and ointment. It was a sad childhood.
Quote examples
Susie Bright
American Writer
Doing the right thing for someone else was like a tonic for me; it was like some magic ointment that made a wound disappear.
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