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Ointment vs Copaiba - What's the difference?

ointment | copaiba |

As nouns the difference between ointment and copaiba

is that ointment is (medicine) a viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient while copaiba is copaiba.

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

    copaiba

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several South American trees of the genus
  • An oleoresin, extracted from such trees, used in varnishes, ointments and as a perfume fixative.