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I use "ointment" and "unguent" to refer to something in a petroleum jelly base (vaseline). I use "salve" to refer to any topically applied treatment regardless of base. I've never been certain that I am using them "correctly", but that's the best understanding
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 4, 2021 10:00:03 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> tlhIngan Hol mailing list <tlhingan-hol@kli.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [tlhIngan Hol] expressing "unguent"</font>
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<div class="PlainText">At first I read at merriam-webster: unguent (n) a soothing or healing<br>
salve: ointment.<br>
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Then I pressed on the "ointment": ointment (n) a salve or unguent for<br>
application to the skin.<br>
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"Thanks for nothing.." I thought.. So, I pressed on the "salve": salve<br>
(n) an unctuous adhesive substance for application to wounds or sores.<br>
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And then I thought, what the hell? Are you kidding me? So I pressed on<br>
the "unctuous": unctuous (adj) a) fatty, oily b) smooth and greasy in<br>
texture or appearance.<br>
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Throwing all of the above in the blender, I finally thought that<br>
perhaps I could use "paste", so I put that too in merriam-webster:<br>
paste (n) a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and<br>
is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls.<br>
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(I've only included the relevenant merriam-webster definitions).<br>
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And then I thought, that perhaps I could use "cream", because when I<br>
hear "cream" my mind goes to..<br>
<br>
"Creams are semisolid dosage forms containing more than 20% water or<br>
volatile components and typically less than 50% hydrocarbons, waxes,<br>
or polyols as vehicles. They may also contain one or more drug<br>
substances dissolved or dispersed in a suitable cream base". (Source:<br>
Wikipedia - "Cream (pharmacy)" article).<br>
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So, without a second thought, I grabbed {qulcher} (n) "cream" by the<br>
hair, which was conveniently grazing somewhere nearby, and I thought:<br>
"Good.. This will do; all I have to do is place a {Hergh} before the<br>
{qulcher} and bob's your uncle (as Americans say)".<br>
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But then I put "cream" in merriam-webster, which in turn said: cream<br>
(n) a) the yellowish part of milk containing from 18 to about 40<br>
percent butterfat b) something having the consistency of cream.<br>
especially: a usually emulsified medicinal or cosmetic preparation.<br>
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And I wondered, does the Klingon {qulcher} include the "medicinal"<br>
kind? I noticed that the word for "ice cream" is {nIm qulcher taD};<br>
not just {qulcher taD}. So, logically speaking, since the literal<br>
translation of {nIm qulcher taD} is "frozen cream of milk", then the<br>
{qulcher} isn't by definition something "made of milk".<br>
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...And perhaps it isn't by definition something which must be<br>
necessarily edible. So, for lack of a better alternative, I'm inclined<br>
to start using {Hergh qulcher}.<br>
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-- <br>
Dana'an<br>
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