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Dripping vs Ointment - What's the difference?

dripping | ointment | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between dripping and ointment

is that dripping is solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat while ointment is a viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.

As a verb dripping

is present participle of lang=en.

dripping

English

Noun

(wikipedia dripping)
  • Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
  • * 1915 , ":
  • They were pleased because he was not above drinking a cup of tea with them, and when the dawn came and they were still waiting they offered him a slice of bread and dripping ; he was not squeamish and could eat most things now with a good appetite.
  • The sound or action of something that drips.
  • Lying in bed, I could hear drippings from the leaky roof.

    Derived terms

    * dripping pan

    Verb

    (head)
  • ointment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
  • Synonyms

    * salve * unguent

    Derived terms

    * fly in the ointment

    See also

    * cream * inunction * liniment * unction * unctuous * unguent