All salve synonyms
salve
S s noun salve
- chrism β a mixture of olive oil and balsam used for sacramental anointing in the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches
- cream β Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts.
- gel β Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- meed β a reward or recompense.
- demulcent β soothing; mollifying
- liniment β a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- biologic β pertaining to biology.
- embrocation β A liquid used for rubbing on the body to relieve pain from sprains and strains.
- biologics β biological products such as vaccines and therapeutic sera, used to induce immunity to infectious diseases or harmful substances of biological origin
- carrot β Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground.
- jelly β a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc.
- medicament β a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
- emollient β Having the quality of softening or soothing the skin.
- medicine β a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the health professions by doctors, nurses, and others involved in allied health care services. A dictionary with authoritative spellings and definitions is a particularly crucial resource in medicine, where a misspelling or misunderstanding can have unfortunate consequences for people under care. Print dictionaries in this field may be sorted alphabetically or may be categorized according to medical specializations or by the various systems in the body, as the immune system and the respiratory system. The online Medical Dictionary on Dictionary.com allows alphabetical browsing in the combined electronic versions of more than one authoritative medical reference, insuring access to correct spellings, as well as immediate, direct access to a known search term typed into the search box on the site: A medical dictionary reveals that large numbers of medical terms are formed from the same Latin and Greek parts combined and recombined.
- anti-biotic β any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.
- emulsion β A fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or miscible.
- balm β Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain.
- ointment β a soft, unctuous preparation, often medicated, for application to the skin; unguent.
- cosmetics β beauty preparations; make-up
- gratuity β a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip.
- moisturiser β (British) alternative spelling of moisturizer.
- moisturizer β a cosmetic preparation, as a cream or lotion, used to restore moisture to the skin, especially of the face and neck.
- cerate β a hard ointment or medicated paste consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
- largesse β generous bestowal of gifts.
- lenitive β softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
- balsam β Balsam is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from certain trees or bushes and used to make medicines and perfumes.
- largesses β generous bestowal of gifts.
- lotion β Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
verb salve
- heal β to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- humoring β a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- humouring β humor.
- comfort β If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- dulling β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- lay it on thick β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- humored β a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- flatter β to make flat.
- jollying β Present participle of jolly.
- get well β conveying wishes for one's recovery, as from an illness: a get-well card.
- honied β containing, consisting of, or resembling honey: honeyed drinks.
- jollies β in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.