inunction - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'inunction' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inunction

[ n.]

- The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically (Med.), the rubbing of ointments into the pores of the skin, by which medicinal agents contained in them, such as mercury, iodide of potash, etc., are absorbed.

Nearby Words:

inuendo inulin inuloid inumbrate inuncted inunctuosity inundant inundate inundated inundating

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