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petrolatum

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HYPHEN

pet=ro=la=tum

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun petrolatum has 1 sense

petrolatum(n = noun.substance) mineral jelly, petroleum jelly - a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication; Array

has particulars: vaseline

is a kind of mixture, jelly

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CIDE DICTIONARY

petrolatum, n.

A semisolid unctuous substance, neutral, and without taste or odor, derived from petroleum by distilling off the lighter portions and purifying the residue. It is a yellowish, fatlike mass, transparent in thin layers, and somewhat fluorescent. It is used as a bland protective dressing, and as a substitute for fatty materials in ointments. U. S. Pharm. [1913 Webster]

" Petrolatum is the official name for the purified product. Cosmoline and vaseline are commercial names for substances essentially the same, but differing slightly in appearance and consistency or fusibility." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

petrolatum, n. US petroleum jelly.

Etymology

mod.L f. PETROL + -atum

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