inunction

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the anointing or rubbing-in of oil or balm
the rubbing of ointments into the pores of the skin, by which medicinal agents contained in them, such as mercury, iodide of potash, etc
The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically Med
anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
are absorbed
{i} anointing, daubing of oil; ointment
ınunction
{n} the act of anointing or smearing
inunction

    Hyphenation

    in·unc·tion

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From Latin inunctio, from inunctus, past participle of inungo (“anoint”), from in- + ungo (“anoint”)
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