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petrolatum
pet·ro·la·tum P0225400 (pĕt′rə-lā′təm, -lä′təm)n. See petroleum jelly.
[From petrol.]petrolatum (ˌpɛtrəˈleɪtəm) n (Elements & Compounds) a translucent gelatinous substance obtained from petroleum; used as a lubricant and in medicine as an ointment base and protective dressing. Also called: mineral jelly or petroleum jelly [C19: from petrol + Latin -atum -ate1]pet•ro•la•tum (ˌpɛ trəˈleɪ təm, -ˈlɑ-)
n. a gelatinous mass obtained from petroleum, used as a lubricant, rust preventive, protective dressing, and ointment base. [1885–90; < New Latin; see petroleum, -ate2] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  petrolatum - a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubricationmineral jelly, petroleum jellycordite - explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cordspetrolatum gauze - gauze saturated with petrolatumVaseline - a trademarked brand of petroleum jellymixture - (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
petrolatum
petrolatum (pĕtrəlā`təm), colorless to yellowish-white hydrocarbon mixture obtained by fractional distillation of petroleum. In its jellylike semisolid form (known as petroleum jelly and also by several trade names) it is used in preparing medicinal ointments and for lubrication. As a nearly colorless, highly refined liquid known as liquid petrolatum, liquid paraffin, or mineral oil, it is used as a lubricant, as a laxative, and as a base for nasal sprays.Petrolatum a mixture of solid paraffin and high-viscosity petroleum oil. Petrolatum is isolated during deparaffination of aviation lubricating oil and is used for the preparation of lubricants, commercial petroleum jelly, and cosmetic ointments. petrolatum[‚pe·trə′lād·əm] (materials) A smooth, semisolid blend of mineral oil with waxes crystallized from the residual type of petroleum lubricating oil; the wax molecules contain 30-70 carbon atoms and are straight chains with a few branches or naphthene rings; used as a lubricant, as a carrier in polishes and cosmetics, and as a rust preventive. petrolatum a translucent gelatinous substance obtained from petroleum; used as a lubricant and in medicine as an ointment base and protective dressing petrolatum
petrolatum [pet″ro-la´tum] a purified mixture of semisolid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum, used as a base for ointments, protective dressings, and soothing applications to the skin. Called also petroleum jelly.liquid petrolatum see mineral oil.pe·tro·la·tum (pet-rō-lā'tŭm), A yellowish mixture of the softer members of the paraffin or methane series of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum as an intermediate product in its distillation; used as a soothing application to burns and abrasions of the skin and as a base for ointments. Synonym(s): petroleum jelly, yellow soft paraffinpetrolatum (pĕt′rə-lā′təm, -lä′təm)n. See petroleum jelly.pe·tro·la·tum (petrō-lātŭm) A yellowish mixture of the softer members of the paraffin or methane series of hydrocarbons used as a soothing application to burns and abrasions of the skin.
Synonym(s): petroleum jelly. pe·tro·la·tum (petrō-lātŭm) Soft yellowish mixture application to burns and abrasions of the skin; usually called petroleum jelly. petrolatum
Related to petrolatum: mineral oil, glycerinSynonyms for petrolatumnoun a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleumSynonyms- mineral jelly
- petroleum jelly
Related Words- cordite
- petrolatum gauze
- Vaseline
- mixture
- jelly
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