Definition of Liniment. Meaning of Liniment. Synonyms of Liniment

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Definition of Liniment

Liniment
Liniment Lin"i*ment (l[i^]n"[i^]*ment), n. [L. linimentum, fr. linire, linere, to besmear, anoint : cf. F. liniment. Cf. Letter, Lime a viscous substance.] A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one used as a sedative or a stimulant.

Meaning of Liniment from wikipedia

- Liniment (from Latin: linere, meaning "to anoint"), also called embrocation and heat rub, is a medicated topical preparation for application to the skin...
- Vishnevsky liniment or balsamic liniment (Russian: мазь Вишневского, Latin: Linimentum balsami**** Wishnevsky) is a topical medication which has been used...
- Minard's is a brand of liniment. Like other patent medicines, Minard's was sold by its creator with exaggerated claims. Dr. Levi Minard the "King of Pain"...
- S**** (Chinese: 正骨水; lit. 'bone-setting liquid') is a traditional Chinese liniment. This external analgesic is believed to relieve qi and blood stagnation...
- Opodeldoc is a medical plaster or liniment invented, or at least named, by the German Renaissance physician Paracelsus in the 1500s. In modern form opodeldoc...
- Croton oil (Crotonis oleum) is an oil prepared from the seeds of Croton tiglium, a tree belonging to the order Euphorbiales and family Euphorbiaceae, and...
- liniment used as traditional medicine in the belief it can reduce the pain from external injuries. Dit da jow – thought to be an analgesic liniment preferred...
- A.B.C. Liniment was a patent medicine liniment sold between approximately 1880 to 1935 as a topical pain relieving agent. It was sold for relief of pain...
- usually promoted "miracle elixirs", sometimes referred to as "snake oil liniment", which made various claims such as being able to cure disease, smooth...
- notably, the stimulant laxative Fletcher's Castoria and the ointment Centaur Liniment. The company is historically significant in that it was a driving force...