Definitions for petrolatum

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petrolatum pet·ro·la·tum

Spelling: [pe-truh-ley-tuh m, -lah-]

IPA: /ˌpɛ trəˈleɪ təm, -ˈlɑ-/

Petrolatum is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 730 anagrams from letters in petrolatum (aelmoprttu).

Definitions for petrolatum

noun

1. a yellowish or whitish, translucent, gelatinous, oily, semisolid, amorphous mass obtained from petroleum: used as a lubricant, rust preventive, in the manufacture of cosmetics, and in medicine as a protective dressing, emollient, and ointment base.

Origin of petrolatum

1885-90, Americanism; New Latin; see petroleum, -ate²

Examples for petrolatum

He is aware of the fact that petrolatum is not a fat in the true sense of the word.

These experiments did not show conclusively that no iodin was absorbed by the petrolatum during the process of solution.

See that solids are thoroughly pulverized and sifted, then add and thoroughly incorporate oil and petrolatum.

Melt the petrolatum and wax together and add the tannin while cooling; add the oils and stir until cold.

This use of liquid petrolatum and of petrolatum products generally is by no means novel.

Lard, petrolatum (or cosmoline or vaseline), cold cream and lanolin.

Melt the petrolatum and add the tincture of cantharides, and while cooling add the other ingredients.

The absorbing medium is then treated with a solvent of the caffeol, and the solution is separated from the petrolatum.