unguent

== English == === Alternative forms === onguent (archaic) === Etymology === From Latin unguentum (“ointment”), from unguō (“I 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʌŋɡjuənt/, (nonstandard) /ʌnd͡ʒ(u)ənt/, /ˈʌŋɡwənt/ === Noun === unguent (plural unguents) Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === unguent (not comparable) Taking the form of a cream or ointment. === See also === medicine ointment == Latin == === Verb === unguent third-person plural future active indicative of unguō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin unguentum. === Noun === unguent n (plural unguente) ointment ==== Declension ====