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71Fairy Ointment — ou The Fairy Nurse est un conte de fées écrit par Joseph Jacobs dans son recueil English Fairy Tales. Il a été réécrit sous de nombreuses variantes. Andrew Lang en a notamment inclus une version dans The Lilac Fairy Book. L onction, substance… …
72simple ointment — n WHITE OINTMENT * * * white o …
73zinc oxide ointment — n an ointment that contains about 20 percent zinc oxide and is used in treating skin disorders …
74PEG ointment — polyethylene glycol ointment [NF] a mixture of polyethylene glycol 4000 and polyethylene glycol 400, used as a water soluble ointment base …
75Whitfield ointment — Whit·field ointment (hwitґfēld) [Arthur Whitfield, British dermatologist, 1868–1947] benzoic and salicylic acids ointment …
76fly\ in\ the\ ointment — n. phr. informal An unpleasant part of a pleasant thing; something small that spoils your fun. We had a lot of fun at the beach; the only fly in the ointment was George s cutting his foot on a piece of glass. Your new job sounds too good to be… …
77(a) fly in the ointment — someone or something that spoils a good situation. What remains a fly in the ointment is the fact that the UN has not approved the peace plan. Etymology: from a Bible story which explains that dead flies spoil ointment (= medicine spread on the… …
78fly in the ointment — A fly in the ointment is something that spoils or prevents complete enjoyment of something …
79calendula ointment — A substance made from the flower of the marigold plant Calendula officinalis. Calendula based skin products have been used to treat minor cuts, burns, and skin irritation. The products that are available in the United States may not contain the… …
80zinc ointment — n. an ointment containing zinc oxide …