An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
UNGUENT
ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
(noun) semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
unguent (plural unguents)
Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.
Source: Wiktionary
Un"guent, n. Etym: [L. unguentum, from unguere, ungere, to anoint: cf. F. onguent. See Ointment, and cf. Unction, Unctuous.]
Definition: A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment. Cowper.
Note: An unguent is stiffer than a liniment, but softer than a cerate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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