ointment : Idioms & Phrases
Blue ointment
(Med.) , mercurial ointment.
Webster 1913
Citrine ointment
(Med.) , a yellowish mercurial ointment, the unquentum hydrargyri nitratis.
Webster 1913
fly in the ointment
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noun an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something
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mercurial ointment
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noun an ointment containing mercury
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zinc ointment
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noun an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases