Liniment Definition

lĭnə-mənt
liniments
noun
liniments
A medicated liquid to be rubbed on the skin for soothing sore, sprained, or inflamed areas.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Liniment

Noun

Singular:
liniment
Plural:
liniments

Origin of Liniment

  • Middle English from Late Latin linīmentum from Latin linere, linīre to rub over, anoint lei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Late Latin linimentum.

    From Wiktionary

Liniment Sentence Examples

  • From the root of Aconitum Napellus are prepared a liniment and a tincture.

  • The best method of application is by rubbing in a small quantity of the aconitine ointment until numbness is felt, but the costliness of this preparation causes the use of the aconite liniment to be commonly resorted to.

  • A waiter brought us a very potent cocktail of something, that smelled of horse liniment and Brian naturally drank both glasses.

  • The external uses of the drug are mainly analgesic. The liniment or plaster of belladonna will relieve many forms of local pain.

  • Some people find an embrocation or liniment applied to the skin helps, but this should not be used on sensitive or broken skin.

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Words Starting With

LLILIN

Words Ending With

TNTENT

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With L and Ending With T

Starts With L & Ends With TStarts With LI & Ends With TStarts With L & Ends With NT

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With L8 Letter Words Ending With T