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| has gloss | (noun) a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication mineral jelly, petroleum jelly, petrolatum |
| has gloss | eng: Petroleum jelly, petrolatum or soft paraffin , CAS number 8009-03-8, is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with carbon numbers mainly higher than 25), originally promoted as a topical ointment for its healing properties. Its folkloric medicinal value as a "cure-all" has since been limited by better scientific understanding of appropriate and inappropriate uses (see Uses below). However, it is recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an approved over-the-counter (OTC) skin protectant and remains widely used in cosmetic skin care. |
| lexicalization | eng: mineral jelly |
| lexicalization | eng: petrolatum |
| lexicalization | eng: petroleum jelly |
| subclass of | (noun) (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) mixture |
| subclass of | (noun) any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin jelly |
| has subclass | (noun) a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly Vaseline |
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| Czech | |
| lexicalization | ces: vazelína |
| lexicalization | ces: vazelína z ropy |
| Mandarin Chinese | |
| lexicalization | cmn: 矿脂 |
| German | |
| lexicalization | deu: Vaseline |
| Estonian | |
| has gloss | est: Petrolaatum on kollakas määrdetaoline parafiini, tseresiini ja mineraalõli segu. Toorõli deparafineerimise saadus. Kuulub vaseliini, määrete ja kaitsesegude koostisse. |
| lexicalization | est: Petrolaatum |
| Finnish | |
| lexicalization | fin: vaseliini |
| Hindi | |
| lexicalization | hin: vEsalIna |
| Indonesian | |
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| lexicalization | ind: vaselin |
| Italian | |
| lexicalization | ita: petrolato |
| lexicalization | ita: vaselina |
| Korean | |
| lexicalization | kor: 미네랄 젤리 |
| lexicalization | kor: 바셀린 |
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| lexicalization | kor: 광유 |
| Latin | |
| lexicalization | lat: paraffinum molle flavum |
| Russian | |
| lexicalization | rus: вазелин |
| Slovak | |
| lexicalization | slk: vazelína |
| Turkish | |
| lexicalization | tur: vazelin |
| lexicalization | tur: parafin yaðý |
| Ukrainian | |
| lexicalization | ukr: вазелін |
| Yue Chinese | |
| has gloss | yue: 花士令（令讀陰上聲，英文vaseline，petroleum jelly, petrolatum 或者 soft paraffin)係種膏，半固體，係幾隻碳氫化合物嘅撈埋，多數化合物分子，都有25個碳原子以上。 |
| lexicalization | yue: 花士令 |
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| media:img | White Petrolatum1.jpg |
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