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liniment

nounverb
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As a noun, liniment means a topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis. As a verb, it means apply liniment to.

Meanings of liniment

3 meanings

noun

  1. A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis.

  2. A medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain

    Similar: embrocation

verb

  1. To apply liniment to.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to reliev…
embrocation

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