PETROLEUM JELLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does petroleum jelly mean? 

• PETROLEUM JELLY (noun)
  The noun PETROLEUM JELLY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PETROLEUM JELLY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PETROLEUM JELLY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

mineral jelly; petrolatum; petroleum jelly

Hypernyms ("petroleum jelly" is a kind of...):

mixture ((chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding))

jelly (any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "petroleum jelly"):

Vaseline (a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly)

Holonyms ("petroleum jelly" is a substance of...):

cordite (explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords)

petrolatum gauze (gauze saturated with petrolatum)

 Context examples 

Petroleum jelly is used on the skin to prevent drying and to help heal scrapes and burns.

(Petroleum jelly, NCI Dictionary)

Also called petroleum jelly.

(Petrolatum, NCI Dictionary)