mercurial+ointment

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• mercurial ointment — noun an ointment containing mercury • Hypernyms: ↑ointment, ↑unction, ↑unguent, ↑balm, ↑salve * * * noun : an ointment containing about 50 percent of finely divided metallic mercury incorporated with wool fat, white wax, mercury oleate …   Useful english dictionary

• blue ointment — mercurial ointment …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• Ointment — A medication preparation that is applied topically (onto the skin). An ointment has an oil base whereas a cream is water soluble. (The word ointment comes from the Latin ungere meaning anoint with oil). * * * A semisolid preparation usually… …   Medical dictionary

• blue ointment — noun : mercurial ointment containing 10 percent of mercury * * * blue ointment, an ointment composed of metallic mercury disseminated through lard and suet …   Useful english dictionary

• Blue ointment — Blue Blue (bl[=u]), a. [Compar. {Bluer} (bl[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Bluest}.] [OE. bla, blo, blew, blue, livid, black, fr. Icel.bl[=a]r livid; akin to Dan. blaa blue, Sw. bl[*a], D. blauw, OHG. bl[=a]o, G. blau; but influenced in form by F. bleu,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Citrine ointment — Citrine Cit rine, a. [F. citrin. See {Citron}.] Like a citron or lemon; of a lemon color; greenish yellow. [1913 Webster] {Citrine ointment} (Med.), a yellowish mercurial ointment, the {unguentum hydrargyri nitratis}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• neapolitan ointment — noun Usage: usually capitalized N : mercurial ointment …   Useful english dictionary

• mer|cu´ri|al|ness — mer|cu|ri|al «muhr KYUR ee uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. a) sprightly and animated; quick: »I was ardent in my temperament; quick, mercurial, impetuous (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S): agile. b) changeable; fickle: »mercurial breezes. Mercurial …   Useful english dictionary

• mer|cu´ri|al|ly — mer|cu|ri|al «muhr KYUR ee uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. a) sprightly and animated; quick: »I was ardent in my temperament; quick, mercurial, impetuous (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S): agile. b) changeable; fickle: »mercurial breezes. Mercurial …   Useful english dictionary

• mer|cu|ri|al — «muhr KYUR ee uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. a) sprightly and animated; quick: »I was ardent in my temperament; quick, mercurial, impetuous (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S): agile. b) changeable; fickle: »mercurial breezes. Mercurial currency… …   Useful english dictionary

• balm — Synonyms and related words: Mentholatum, Vaseline, aid, allay, alleviative, alleviator, alterative, ambergris, ambrosia, analeptic, anodyne, aroma, aromatic, aromatic gum, aromatic water, assistance, assuager, attar, attar of roses, balm of… …   Moby Thesaurus