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ointment

[oint-muhnt] / ˈɔɪnt mənt /


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She’d brought the box of bandages and antibiotic ointments from the bathroom, and she pulled Akira into a chair to see to the burn on her arm.

From Literature

New research from Nagoya University in Japan has identified a previously overlooked risk associated with widely used eye ointments.

From Science Daily

There are two potential flies in the ointment.

From Barron's

I don’t have antibiotics, but I did have some triple antibiotic ointment that Mom uses on cuts.

From Literature

The investment is meant in part to help the company respond to a surge in the number of medications that require more complicated logistics handling than traditional pills, cough syrups and topical ointments.

From The Wall Street Journal