lotion has definitions from the fields of medicine,pharmacology
1
[ noun ] any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin

Used in print

(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)

The place smelt of some kind of hair lotion these pimp like characters use .

2
[ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin

Synonyms

application

Examples

"a lotion for dry skin"

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