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Synonyms for balsam

Grammar : Noun
Spell : bawl-suh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɔl səm

Top 10 synonyms for balsam
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Définition of balsam

Origin :
  • 1570s, "aromatic resin used for healing wounds and soothing pains," from Latin balsamum "gum of the balsam tree" (see balm). There is an isolated Old English reference from c.1000, and Middle English used basme, baume, from the French form of the word. As a type of flowering plant of the Impatiens family, it is attested from 1741.
  • As in balm : noun oily substance
Example sentences :
  • Here is a piece of gum benzoin, the substance from which Friar's balsam is made.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 417 » by Various
  • It is found on dead pine, spruce, balsam, and other conifers.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • When the heart is sick and sorest, There is balsam in the forest–– There is balsam in the forestFor its pain.
  • Extract from : « Irish Fairy Tales » by Edmond Leamy
  • As straight as a pine, as sweet as a balsam, as sound as a white oak.
  • Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles
  • A balsam in Gaelic tales, in which a “Vessel of Balsam” often occurs.
  • Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston
  • Balsam Peru is a healing balm for burns of this classification.
  • Extract from : « The Mother and Her Child » by William S. Sadler
  • Get a large wide-mouthed bottle and pour the balsam and benzole into it.
  • Extract from : « Golden Days for Boys and Girls » by Various
  • The genius of Jewish history has the balsam of consolation to offer.
  • Extract from : « Jewish Literature and Other Essays » by Gustav Karpeles
  • The boys have cut his forehead, and Hetty wanted to bring him some balsam.
  • Extract from : « The Cattle-Baron's Daughter » by Harold Bindloss
  • Examine in water; if satisfactory, dry and mount in Canada balsam.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Bacteriological Technique » by John William Henry Eyre
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