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zinc ointment

zinc oint·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [zingk oint-muh nt]
    • /zɪŋk ˈɔɪnt mənt/
    • /zɪŋk ˈɔɪnt.mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [zingk oint-muh nt]
    • /zɪŋk ˈɔɪnt mənt/

Definitions of zinc ointment words

  • noun zinc ointment an ointment composed of mineral oil and zinc oxide, used in medicine in the treatment of skin conditions. 1
  • noun zinc ointment a medicinal ointment consisting of zinc oxide, petrolatum, and paraffin, used to treat certain skin diseases 0
  • noun zinc ointment an ointment containing zinc oxide 0

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Origin of zinc ointment

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Zinc ointment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

zinc ointment popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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