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liniment::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | embrocation |
| Type of | application, lotion |
Examples of liniment
liniment
He makes his own liniment, which he learned long ago from a 97-year-old trainer.
From the therail.blogs.nytimes.com
When the horsemen needed liniment along with aspirins and bandages, Wagner obliged.
From the kentucky.com
Instead of rubbing sore knuckles with liniment or getting up to run 5 miles.
From the usatoday.com
Stale layers of sweat were sweetened by liniment oil and disinfectant.
From the guardian.co.uk
He knew the banter of the locker room, the smell of sweat and liniment.
From the washingtonpost.com
It's a reeking fug of liniment, muddy boots and crusty jock-straps.
From the telegraph.co.uk
You can still find liniment on Wagner's sparsely stocked shelves.
From the kentucky.com
Beyond the Keynesian liniment oil of public spending, he's offering almost nothing for the here-and-now economy.
From the online.wsj.com
Think of the spike in liniment sales and ER visits.
From the thestate.com
- A medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
- Liniment (or embrocation), from the Latin linere, to anoint, is a medicated topical preparation for application to the skin. Preparations of this type are also called balm. ...
- A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, such as to relieve symptoms of arthritis
- (Liniments) are designed for external application, and should always be of such a consistence as will render them capable of easy application to the skin with the naked hand or flannel.
- Liniments are made very similar to tinctures. Since these are for external applications only, rubbing alcohol is used in place of the grain alcohol for tinctures. Crush the herbs to be used, then steep for two weeks in 12 to 16 ounces of rubbing alcohol. ...
- Extract of a plant added to either alcohol or vinegar and applied topically to employ the therapeutic benefits.
- (n.): a medicated liquid rubbed on the skin to ease sore muscles and sprains
- A topical liquid (alcohol, oil or water preparation) containing therapeutic agents for topical application.
- A liquid or lotion made with oil that is used topically to relieve pain
