wool_grease (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *wool grease*:
NOUN	substance	wool grease, lanolin, wool fat	a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool

English > *wool grease*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments / ointments and cosmetics.
Synonyms	lanolin, wool fat
Broader	animal oil	Any oil obtained from animal substances
Substance of	ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve	semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Spanish	lanolina
Catalan	lanolina

HyperDic: wool_grease