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   ointment

   /ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a smooth oily substance that is rubbed on the skin for medicinal purposes or as a cosmetic: "he rubbed some ointment on his leg"

   Word Origin Middle English: alteration of Old French oignement, from a popular Latin form of Latin unguentum (see unguent); influenced by obsolete oint ‘anoint’ (from Old French, past participle of oindre ‘anoint’).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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