petroleum jelly
English
    

Petroleum jelly
Noun
    
petroleum jelly (plural petroleum jellies)
- A pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments.
Synonyms
    
- multi-hydrocarbon
- petrolatum
- soft paraffin
- Vaseline (in some countries)
- vaseline
- white petrolatum
Translations
    
pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
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