Definition of Petrolatums

1. petrolatum [n] - See also: petrolatum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Petrolatums

petrohyoids
petrol
petrol-electric
petrol blue
petrol bomb
petrol bombs
petrol filling station
petrol garage
petrol pump
petrol sniffer
petrol sniffers
petrol station
petrol stations
petrolatum
petrolatum gauze
petrolatums (current term)
petrolea
petrolelectric
petroleomics
petroleum
petroleum coke
petroleum ether
petroleum future
petroleum geologist
petroleum geology
petroleum jellies
petroleum jelly
petroleum refinery
petroleum spirit
petroleum spirits

Literary usage of Petrolatums

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1922)
"Composition of Liquid petrolatums.—All crude petroleum oils are complex mixtures of ... The liquid petrolatums consist mainly of naphthenes (СПН„2) and ..."

2. A Handbook of the Petroleum Industry by David Talbot Day (1922)
"Pure mineral grease, eg, the petrolatums and petroleum greases of commerce. 3. A mixture of animal fat and ... 4) to which have been added petrolatums (No. ..."

3. A Handbook of the Petroleum Industry by David Talbot Day (1922)
"Pure mineral grease, eg, the petrolatums and petroleum greases of commerce. 3. A mixture of animal fat and ... 4) to which have been added petrolatums (No. ..."

4. A Handbook of the Petroleum Industry by David Talbot Day (1922)
"Pure mineral grease, eg, the petrolatums and petroleum greases of commerce. 3. A mixture of animal fat and ... 4) to which have been added petrolatums (No. ..."

5. The Condensed Chemical Dictionary: A Reference Volume for All Requiring by Chemical Catalog Company, Inc (1920)
"Grades: Natural petrolatum produced as above; artificial petrolatums made by mixing heavy petroleum lubricating oil with a low melting point paraffin wax; ..."

6. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1899)
"Feodor Miehle, discussing the unsatisfactory qualities of a commercial sample of "vaselin," (a term used by German pharmacists lor commercial petrolatums), ..."

7. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1908)
"... disregarded if within the limits demonstrated by the author's investigation.—Pharm. Ztg., Hi (1907), No. 91, 950-951. Vaselines (petrolatums} Pharm. ..."

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