petrolatum
/ˌpɛtrəˈleɪtəm
/noun
North American term for petroleum jelly.These wounds heal by secondary intention and may be cleansed daily and then covered with petrolatum or antibiotic ointment....
- The oil component of ointments is typically petrolatum; creams tend to contain lanolin.
- Designed as a moisturizing cleanser, Albolene contains mineral oil, petrolatum, paraffin, ceresin and beta carotene.
Origin
Late 19th century: modern Latin, from petrol + the Latin suffix -atum.
Rhymes
- jackknife fish
- jackleg
- jack light
- Jacklin, Tony
- jack mackerel
- Jack Mormon
- Jack Nohi
- jack of all trades (and master of none)
- jack off
- jack-o'-lantern
- jack pine
- jack plane
- jack plug
- jackpot
- jackrabbit
- Jack Russell
- Jack Russell terrier
- jacks
- jack screw
- jack shaft
- jack shit
- jacksie
- jack snipe
- jack socket
- jack someone around