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Definitions of balm
  1. noun
    semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
  2. noun
    any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
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  • mummy a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)
  • thus an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
  • frankincense an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
  • mummification embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
  • thymic acid a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic
  • thymol a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic
  • lip balm a balm applied to the lips
  • canopic vase a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body
  • olibanum an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
  • genus monarda wild bergamot, horsemint, beebalm
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