Thesaurus: petrolatum

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1. n. 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.
2. n. a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication
3. 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.
4. A semisolid unctuous substance, neutral, and without taste orodor, derived from petroleum by distilling off the lighter portionsand purifying the residue. It is a yellowish, fatlike mass,transparent in thin layers, and somewhat fluorescent. It is used as abland protective dressing, and as a substitute for fatty materials inointments. U. S. Pharm.
5. n:100 n. a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication