Tallow vs Ointment - What's the difference?
tallow | ointment | Related terms |
a hard animal fat obtained from suet etc.; used to make candles, soap and lubricants
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To grease or smear with tallow.
To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten.
(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
Tallow is a related term of ointment.
As nouns the difference between tallow and ointment
is that tallow is a hard animal fat obtained from suet etc; used to make candles, soap and lubricants while ointment is (medicine) a viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.As a verb tallow
is to grease or smear with tallow.tallow
English
(wikipedia tallow)Noun
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Verb
(en verb)- to tallow sheep