| NOUN | substance | petrolatum, petroleum jelly, mineral 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 | petroleum jelly, mineral 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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