NOUN | substance | mineral jelly, petrolatum, petroleum jelly | a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum |
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Meaning | A semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments / ointments and for lubrication. | |
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Synonyms | petrolatum, petroleum jelly | |
Narrower | Vaseline | A trademarked brand of petroleum jelly |
Broader | jelly | Any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin |
mixture | (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) | |
Substance of | cordite | explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords |
petrolatum gauze | gauze saturated with petrolatum | |
Spanish | jalea de petróleo, petrolato, vaselina | |
Catalan | petrolàtum, vaselina |
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