To be undergoing a chemical or physical process for preservation or use.
To cause to be rid of (a defect).
To bring about a cure of any kind.
To preserve (food), typically by salting.
To prepare or alter especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.
To solidify or gel.
To bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end.
To restore to health.
Act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health after a disease, or to soundness after injury.
That which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate.
A method, device or medication that restores good health.
Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate.
A solution to a problem.
A process of solidification or gelling.
A process of preservation, as by smoking.
A process whereby a material is caused to form permanent molecular linkages by exposure to chemicals, heat, pressure and/or weathering.
To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.
A sailor; a swabby.
A naval officer's epaulet.
A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.
A mop, especially on a ship.
A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.
A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material).