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petroleum jelly
petroleum jellyn. A colorless-to-amber semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum and used in lubricants and medicinal ointments. Also called petrolatum.petroleum jelly n (Chemistry) another name for petrolatum 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. |  petroleum jelly - a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubricationmineral jelly, petrolatumcordite - 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 |
Translationspetrol (ˈpetrəl) noun (American gas or gasoline) a liquid got from petroleum, used as fuel for motor cars etc. I'll stop at the next garage and buy more petrol; (also adjective) a petrol engine. 汽油 汽油petroleum (pəˈtrəuliəm) noun oil in its raw, unrefined form, which is found in natural wells below the earth's surface and from which petrol, paraffin etc are obtained. 石油 石油petroleum jelly a soft substance got from petroleum, used eg in ointments. 凡士林 凡士林petrol pump (American gasoline pump) an apparatus at a petrol station which pumps petrol into cars etc, and which measures the amount of petrol it pumps. 汽油泵 汽油泵petrol station (especially American filling stationor informally gas station) a garage where petrol is sold. 加油站 加油站
EncyclopediaSeeJellypetroleum jelly
jelly [jel´e] a soft, coherent, resilient substance; generally, a colloidal semisolid mass.cardiac jelly a gelatinous substance present between the endothelium and myocardium of the embryonic heart that transforms into the connective tissue of the endocardium.contraceptive jelly a nongreasy jelly containing a spermicide, used in the vagina for prevention of conception.petroleum jelly petrolatum.Wharton's jelly the soft, jelly-like intracellular substance of the umbilical cord.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 paraffinpetroleum jellyn. A colorless-to-amber semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum and used in lubricants and medicinal ointments. Also called petrolatum.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. petroleum jelly
Synonyms for petroleum jellynoun a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleumSynonymsRelated Words- cordite
- petrolatum gauze
- Vaseline
- mixture
- jelly
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