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unguents

unguents is the plural of unguent.

Meaning of unguent

Noun

unguent (plural unguents)

  1. Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.
    • "Alas!" said Syntax, "could I pop / Just now, upon a blacksmith's shop, / Whose cooling unguents would avail / To save poor Grizzle's ears and tail!"1809–1812, William Combe, Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque

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Questions about unguents

What is unguents the plural of?
Unguents is the plural of unguent.

Words near unguents in the dictionary

  1. unguentaria
  2. unguentarium
  3. unguentary
  4. unguentiferous
  5. unguentous
  6. unguents
  7. unguenty
  8. unguerdoned
  9. ungues
  10. unguessability
  11. unguessable

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