POMATUM
\pəmˈe͡ɪtəm], \pəmˈeɪtəm], \p_ə_m_ˈeɪ_t_ə_m]\
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A pharmaceutical preparation, employed only externally, which differs but little from an ointment, except in having generally less consistence. It is usually scented and coloured to render it more agreeable. Apples formerly entered into the composition of the pomatum; hence its name.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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