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Word | Petrolatum |
Tamil Meaning | பெட்ரோலாடும், பெட்ரோலேட்டும் |
a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication / 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., | |
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Synonyms | petroleum jelly, balm, mineral jelly, ointment, cream, fuel oil, jelly, oil, salve, unguent, admixture, alloy, amorphous wax, assortment, balsam, blend, combination, composition, compost, compound, |
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