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wool grease

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wool grease
n.
A fatty, pale yellow wax that coats the fibers of sheep's wool and yields lanolin. Also called wool fat.
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Noun1.wool grease - a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
ointment, salve, unguent, balm, unction - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
animal oil - any oil obtained from animal substances


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Ancient Roman women mixed apple with wool grease from sheep - now known as lanolin - for one of the first moisturisers.
At present, cholesterol is isolated and manufactured commercially from wool grease (lanolin).
 
 
 
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