embrocation
noun/ˌembrəˈkeɪʃn/
/ˌembrəˈkeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- a liquid for rubbing on muscles to make them less painful, for example after too much exerciseWord Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin embrocatio(n-), from the verb embrocare, based on Greek embrokhē ‘lotion’.
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