Mentholatumn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛnθəˈleɪtəm/, U.S.

/ˌmɛnθəˈleɪdəm/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: menthol n., Latin -atum.

Etymology: < menthol n. + post-classical Latin and scientific Latin -atum (in nouns denoting products: see -ate suffix¹ 1c), perhaps immediately after petrolatum n.

A proprietary name for: any of various menthol-containing preparations used to relieve the symptoms of colds and for other purposes.

ΚΠ

1905 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 26 Sept. 1049/1 Mentholatum.

1932 J. Steinbeck Pastures of Heaven x. 236 Pat could hear the sizzle of mentholatum and painkiller gushing from containers and boiling into the fire.

1947 Life 17 Nov. 134/1 (advt.) These famous Mentholatum ingredients gently help soothe tender lip skin, quickly revive dried out ‘thirsty’ skin cells, help them retain needed moisture.

1977 C. McFadden Serial (1978) xlvii. 100/1 She rubbed his chest with Mentholatum.

1994 W. Maples & M. Browning Dead Men do tell Tales iii. 37 I never put Mentholatum on my upper lip during an autopsy, the way the FBI agents did in the movie Silence of the Lambs.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mentholatum
释义	Mentholatumn. Brit. /ˌmɛnθəˈleɪtəm/, U.S. /ˌmɛnθəˈleɪdəm/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: menthol n., Latin -atum. Etymology: < menthol n. + post-classical Latin and scientific Latin -atum (in nouns denoting products: see -ate suffix¹ 1c), perhaps immediately after petrolatum n. A proprietary name for: any of various menthol-containing preparations used to relieve the symptoms of colds and for other purposes. ΚΠ 1905 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 26 Sept. 1049/1 Mentholatum. 1932 J. Steinbeck Pastures of Heaven x. 236 Pat could hear the sizzle of mentholatum and painkiller gushing from containers and boiling into the fire. 1947 Life 17 Nov. 134/1 (advt.) These famous Mentholatum ingredients gently help soothe tender lip skin, quickly revive dried out ‘thirsty’ skin cells, help them retain needed moisture. 1977 C. McFadden Serial (1978) xlvii. 100/1 She rubbed his chest with Mentholatum. 1994 W. Maples & M. Browning Dead Men do tell Tales iii. 37 I never put Mentholatum on my upper lip during an autopsy, the way the FBI agents did in the movie Silence of the Lambs. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1905
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