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[USP] a wholly or nearly decolorized, purified mixture of semisolid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used as an oleaginous ointment base and topical skin protectant.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
white petrolatum
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white petrolatum — I. noun see petrolatum II. noun see white petroleum jelly … Useful english dictionary
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white ointment — n an ointment consisting of 5 percent white wax and 95 percent white petrolatum called also simple ointment * * * [USP] an oleaginous ointment base prepared from white wax and white petrolatum … Medical dictionary
petrolatum — A yellowish mixture of the softer members of the paraffin or methane series of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum as an intermediate product in its distillation; used as a soothing application to burns and abrasions of the skin and as a base… … Medical dictionary
white petroleum jelly — noun or white petrolatum : petrolatum b … Useful english dictionary
petrolatum gauze — [USP] absorbent gauze saturated with white petrolatum; used as a protective covering for wounds … Medical dictionary
white petroleum jelly — n PETROLATUM (b) … Medical dictionary
white mineral oil — noun : liquid petrolatum * * * white mineral oil, = mineral oil (def. 2). (Cf. ↑mineral oil) … Useful english dictionary
petrolatum — A semi solid product, ranging from white to yellow in color, composed of heavy residual oils and paraffin wax produced by filtration of cylinder stocks. Has varied pharmaceutical and industrial uses … Petroleum refining glossary
white soft paraffin — noun : petrolatum b … Useful english dictionary
