- 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. 2013.
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petrolatum — PETROLÁTUM s.n. Amestec de hidrocarburi cu consistenţă păstoasă, obţinut din reziduurile ceroase de ţiţei sau din uleiuri corespunzătoare. – Din fr. pétrolatum, germ. Petrolatum, rus. petrolatum. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 15.03.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 … … Dicționar Român
Petrolatum — Pet ro*la tum, n. (Chem. & Pharm.) A semisolid unctuous substance, neutral, and without taste or odor, derived from petroleum by distilling off the lighter portions and purifying the residue. It is a yellowish, fatlike mass, transparent in thin… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pétrolatum — ● pétrolatum nom masculin (de pétrole) Produit semi solide constitué essentiellement de cires microcristallines associées à des quantités relativement importantes d huiles minérales. (En le purifiant, on obtient les vaselines.) pétrolatum… … Encyclopédie Universelle
petrolatum — ☆ petrolatum [pe΄trə lāt′əm ] n. [ModL < PETROLEUM + L atum, neut. of atus: see ATE2] a greasy, jellylike substance consisting of a mixture of semisolid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum: it is used as a base for ointments, in leather… … English World 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
Petrolatum — Vaselin Vaselin (auch Petrolatum) ist ein salbenartiges Gemisch aus festen und flüssigen Kohlenwasserstoffen mit einem Schmelzbereich von 38 bis 58 °C. Es wird zum Beispiel aus Rückständen bei der Erdöldestillation gewonnen. Vaselin besteht zu 60 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Petrolatum — Pe|t|ro|la|tum [zu ↑ Petroleum (1)], das; s: als Salbengrundlage für pharmazeutische u. kosmetische Anwendung benutzbares weiches ↑ Paraffin (1), z. B. Vaseline. * * * Petrolatum [griechisch lateinisch] das, s, Vaseline … Universal-Lexikon
petrolatum — petrolatumas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Parafino, cerezino ir alyvos mišinys, alyvos rūgštinio valymo produktas. atitikmenys: angl. mineral jelly; petrolatum; petroleum jelly; petroleum ointment rus. петролатум … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
petrolatum — A thick, greasy, substance with no odor or taste made from petroleum. Petrolatum is used on the skin to prevent drying and to help heal scrapes and burns. It is also used as a base for some ointments. Also called petroleum jelly … English dictionary of cancer terms
petrolatum gauze — noun gauze saturated with petrolatum • Hypernyms: ↑gauze, ↑gauze bandage • Substance Meronyms: ↑petrolatum, ↑petroleum jelly, ↑mineral jelly … Useful english dictionary
petrolatum gauze — [USP] absorbent gauze saturated with white petrolatum; used as a protective covering for wounds … Medical dictionary
