unguent

Meanings

Plural: unguents

Noun

semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.

Adj

Taking the form of a cream or ointment.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

balm, ointment, salve, unction

Scrabble Score: 8

unguent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
unguent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unguent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

unguent is a valid Words With Friends word