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ZINC OINTMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does zinc ointment mean?
• ZINC OINTMENT (noun)
The noun ZINC OINTMENT has 1 sense:
1. an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases
Familiarity information: ZINC OINTMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("zinc ointment" is a kind of...):
balm; ointment; salve; unction; unguent (semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation)
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