LINIMENT


Meaning of LINIMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈli-nə-mənt ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin linimentum, from Latin linere to smear — more at lime

Date: 15th century

: a liquid or semiliquid preparation that is applied to the skin as an anodyne or a counterirritant

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