soft+ointment
121unguent — n. a soft substance used as ointment or for lubrication. Etymology: L unguentum f. unguere anoint …
122unc´tu|ous|ness — unc|tu|ous «UHNGK chu uhs», adjective. 1. like an oil or ointment in texture; oily; greasy: »Oak, now black with time and unctuous with kitchen smoke (Hawthorne). 2. Figurative. soothing, sympathetic, and persuasive; blandly ingratiating: 3.… …
123unc´tu|ous|ly — unc|tu|ous «UHNGK chu uhs», adjective. 1. like an oil or ointment in texture; oily; greasy: »Oak, now black with time and unctuous with kitchen smoke (Hawthorne). 2. Figurative. soothing, sympathetic, and persuasive; blandly ingratiating: 3.… …
124unc|tu|ous — «UHNGK chu uhs», adjective. 1. like an oil or ointment in texture; oily; greasy: »Oak, now black with time and unctuous with kitchen smoke (Hawthorne). 2. Figurative. soothing, sympathetic, and persuasive; blandly ingratiating: 3. Figurative. a)… …
125Vas|e|line — «VAS uh leen, lihn», noun. Trademark. a soft, greasy, yellow or whitish substance made from petroleum, used as a healing ointment or as a lubricant; petrolatum. ╂[American English; coined < German Wasser water + Greek élaion oil + English… …
