petrolatum
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1. a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | mixture, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) (noun.substance) |
| hypernym | : | jelly, |
| definition | : | any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | vaseline, |
| definition | : | a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly (noun.artifact) |
| substance meronym | : | cordite, |
| definition | : | explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords (noun.artifact) |
| substance meronym | : | petrolatum gauze, |
| definition | : | gauze saturated with petrolatum (noun.artifact) |
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