膏
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Definitions
- 1. to moisten
- 2. to grease
- 3. to apply (cream, ointment)
- 4. to dip a brush in ink
Words Containing 膏
toothpaste
shaving cream
to be anointed
lip balm
thermal grease
rich favor
lit. to squeeze out toothpaste
thermal grease
Pei Pa Koa, proprietary cough syrup made with traditional Chinese herbs
sticking plaster
lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation)
balm
lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom); a deep love of mountain scenery
chapstick
moisturizing cream
to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
plaster of Paris
plaster of Paris
to simmer to a paste
quack medicine
gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)
lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
mascara
gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)
drywall
plaster cast
anhydrite CaSO4
facial scrub
chrism
fat
medicinal concoction in paste form (TCM)
to annoint
to anoint
herbal plaster applied to a wound
Japanese flag (derog.)
lit. fat and blood
ointment
ointment
concealer (cosmetics)
vanishing cream
Amanita (genus of deadly mushrooms)
amanitin
turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs