History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
balm

an oil with a pleasant smell, used for smoothing pain or healing

oily substance

cream

the fatty or oily part of milk which rises to the surface and can be made into butter

lotion, oil

ointment

(sorts of) medicinal paste made for oil or fat and used on the skin (e.g. to heal injuries)

cream for treatment

salve

(a kind of) oily medicinal substance, used on wounds, sores or burns; to calm (one's conscience)

ointment for relief of pain or illness

CERATE as in Wiktionary
CERATE as in Wikipedia