oleamen

O1L1E1A1M3E1N1

noun

A soft ointment prepared from oil.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounoleamen (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablemedicineA soft ointment prepared from oil.

Origin

  1. Latinoleāmen
  2. Englisholeamen

Probably from borrowed from Latin oleāmen (“ointment containing olive oil”), from oleum (“olive oil”) + -amen (“noun suffix”).

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