- wool alcohols
- lanolin a's.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
wool alcohols
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wool — The hair of the sheep; sometimes, when defatted, used as a surgical dressing. SYN: lana. w. alcohols w. wax alcohols prepared by saponification of the grease of sheep w. and separation of the fraction that contains cholesterol (not less than 30%) … Medical dictionary
wool grease — noun a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics • Syn: ↑lanolin, ↑wool fat • Hypernyms: ↑animal oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑ointment, ↑unction, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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