PETROLATUM GAUZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does petrolatum gauze mean? 

• PETROLATUM GAUZE (noun)
  The noun PETROLATUM GAUZE has 1 sense:

1. gauze saturated with petrolatum

  Familiarity information: PETROLATUM GAUZE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PETROLATUM GAUZE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gauze saturated with petrolatum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("petrolatum gauze" is a kind of...):

gauze; gauze bandage ((medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings)

Meronyms (substance of "petrolatum gauze"):

mineral jelly; petrolatum; petroleum jelly (a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication)