unguent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
    unction; ointment; balm; salve.

WordNet

Un"guent noun
Etymology
L. unguentum, from unguere, ungere, to anoint: cf. F. onguent. See Ointment, and cf. Unction, Unctuous.
Definitions
  1. A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment. Cowper. ✍ An unguent is stiffer than a liniment, but softer than a cerate.

Webster 1913