Danish Meaning of petrolatum
Vaseline
Other Danish words related to Vaseline
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of petrolatum
- petrolatum gauze => Petrolatumsgaze
- petroleum => råolie
- petroleum geologist => Petroleumgeolog
- petroleum geology => Petroleumsgeologi
- petroleum jelly => Petroleumsgele
- petroleum refinery => Olieraffinaderi
- petroleur => oliearbejder
- petroleuse => Petroleumskvinde
- petroline => petroleum
- petrologic => petrologisk
Definitions and Meaning of petrolatum in English
petrolatum (n)
a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication
petrolatum (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.
FAQs About the word petrolatum
Vaseline
a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubricationA semisolid unctuous substance, neutral, and without
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
petrol tank => Benzintank, petrol station => Benzinstation, petrol pump => benzinpumpe, petrol line => Benzinledning, petrol gauge => Brændstofmåler,
