petroleum jelly

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petroleum jelly

A colorless-to-amber semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum and used in lubricants and medicinal ointments. Also called petrolatum.

petroleum jelly

(Chemistry) another name for petrolatum

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Noun

petroleum jelly - a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication

mineral jelly, petrolatum

cordite - explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords

petrolatum gauze - gauze saturated with petrolatum

Vaseline - a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly

mixture - (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

jelly - any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin

Translations

petroleum jelly n → vaselina

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