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Definition of Petroleum jelly

1. Noun. A semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication.

Definition of Petroleum jelly

1. Noun. A pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Petroleum jelly

1. A semisolid unctuous substance, neutral, and without taste or odour, 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. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Petroleum Jelly

Literary usage of Petroleum jelly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1910)
"Satisfactory ointments may, however, be obtained by either of the following formulas: "A" White petroleum jelly, 85 parts; pure bleached ceresin, 15 parts. ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1897)
"It is claimed as a trade mark on petroleum jelly; but the manufacturers have been very strenuous in their efforts to have "Vaseline" employed as a title for ..."

3. Petroleum, Asphalt and Natural Gas (1918)
"Medicinal Products of Petroleum The official United States Pharmacopoeia products of petroleum are petroleum jelly, Liquid Paraffin, Solid Paraffin and ..."

4. Petroleum, Asphalt and Natural Gas (1918)
"Medicinal Products of Petroleum The official United States Pharmacopoeia products of petroleum are petroleum jelly, Liquid Paraffin, ..."

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