petrolatumn.
/ˌpɛtrəˈleɪtəm/, U.S. /ˌpɛtroʊˈleɪd(ə)m/ Originally and chiefly North American.
Petroleum jelly. Cf. Vaseline n.liquid petrolatum: see liquid petrolatum n. at liquid adj. and n. Compounds 1.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > greasy or fatty material > [noun] > mineral-derived
belmontine1857
Vaseline1874
petrolatum1881
petroleum jelly1883
1881 Louisville Med. News 26 Nov. 258/2 Prof. Hebra..has of late been in the habit of substituting petrolatum (petroleum ointment) for the linseed oil formerly employed in his famous ointment.
1893 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 15 345 A glass plate smeared with petrolatum was kept on top the percolator to prevent evaporation.
1922 D. T. Day Handbk. Petroleum Industry II. 360 The official petrolatum of the United States Pharmacopœia, otherwise known as petroleum jelly, or ‘Vaseline’.
1959 Industr. Wood Processing July 15/1 Part of the prepared specimens of birch, after seasoning in petrolatum, were also impregnated with it.
1976 Lebende Sprachen 21 151/2 Lubricate sparingly with petrolatum/white petroleum before destructive testing.
1994 Sainsbury's Mag. Aug. 118/2 (advt.) Deep-penetrating, the complex contains petrolatum which enhances repair.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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