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MENTHOLATED SALVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mentholated salve mean? 

MENTHOLATED SALVE (noun)
  The noun MENTHOLATED SALVE has 1 sense:

1. a salve containing mentholplay

  Familiarity information: MENTHOLATED SALVE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MENTHOLATED SALVE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A salve containing menthol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mentholated salve" is a kind of...):

balm; ointment; salve; unction; unguent (semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation)

Meronyms (substance of "mentholated salve"):

menthol (a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavoring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion)


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