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Adipocere :: Adipocere (n.) A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration..

Maltha :: Maltha (n.) A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor..

Oily :: Oily (superl.) Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance..

Greasy :: Greasy (superl.) Like grease or oil; smooth; seemingly unctuous to the touch, as is mineral soapstone..

Greasy :: Greasy (superl.) Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish..

Unctuosity :: Unctuosity (n.) Quality or state of being unctuous.

Unguinous :: Unguinous (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, fat or oil; oily; unctuous; oleaginous..

Oleaginous :: Oleaginous (a.) Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.

Greasiness :: Greasiness (n.) The quality or state of being greasy, oiliness; unctuousness; grossness..

Butter :: Butter (n.) An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning..

Petrostearine :: Petrostearine (n.) A solid unctuous material, of which candles are made..

Anoint :: Anoint (v. t.) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil..

Fat :: Fat (superl.) Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; -- said of food.

Pipe Clay :: Pipe clay () A plastic, unctuous clay of a grayish white color, -- used in making tobacco pipes and various kinds of earthenware, in scouring cloth, and in cleansing soldiers' equipments..

Cerate :: Cerate (n.) An unctuous preparation for external application, of a consistence intermediate between that of an ointment and a plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin..

Grease :: Grease (n.) Animal fat, as tallow or lard, especially when in a soft state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind..

Creamy :: Creamy (a.) Full of, or containing, cream; resembling cream, in nature, appearance, or taste; creamlike; unctuous..

Smear :: Smear (n.) Hence, a spot made by, or as by, an unctuous or adhesive substance; a blot or blotch; a daub; a stain..

Petrolatum :: Petrolatum (n.) A semisolid unctuous substance, neutral, and without taste or odor, derived from petroleum by distilling off the lighter portions and purifying the residue. It is a yellowish, fatlike mass, transparent in thin layers, and somewhat fluorescent. It is used as a bland protective dressing, and as a substitute for fatty materials in ointments..

Ointment :: Ointment (n.) That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.

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