EMBROCATION

liniment, embrocation

(noun) a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

embrocation (countable and uncountable, plural embrocations)

(obsolete) The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit, oil, etc.

The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is rubbed.

Source: Wiktionary


Em`bro*ca"tion, n. Etym: [NL. embrocatio: cf. F. embrocation.] (Med.) (a) The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit, oil, etc. (b) The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is rubbed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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