— unguentary /ung"gweuhn ter'ee/ , adj.
/ung"gweuhnt/ , n.
an ointment or salve, usually liquid or semiliquid, for application to wounds, sores, etc.
[ 1400-50; late ME unguentum, alter. (prob. by assoc. with the suffixes -men, -mentum ) of unguen fat, grease, deriv. of unguere to smear, anoint ]