petrolatum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: petrolatum	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for petrolatum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
petrolatum n a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication Synonym(s): petrolatum, petroleum jelly, mineral jelly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petrolatum \Pet`rola"tum\, n. (Chem. & Pharm.) A semisolid unctuous substance, neutral, and without taste or odor, derived from petroleum by distilling off the lighter portions and purifying the residue. It is a yellowish, fatlike mass, transparent in thin layers, and somewhat fluorescent. It is used as a bland protective dressing, and as a substitute for fatty materials in ointments. --U. S. Pharm. Note: Petrolatum* is the official name for the purified product. Cosmoline and vaseline are commercial names for substances essentially the same, but differing slightly in appearance and consistency or fusibility.