Lexic.us

Definition of Lanolin

1. Noun. A yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics.

2. Noun. An emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep).

Definition of Lanolin

1. n. A peculiar fatlike body, made up of cholesterin and certain fatty acids, found in feathers, hair, wool, and keratin tissues generally.

Definition of Lanolin

1. Noun. A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lanolin

1. a fatty substance obtained from wool [n -S]

Medical Definition of Lanolin

1. A peculiar fatlike body, made up of cholesterin and certain fatty acids, found in feathers, hair, wool, and keratin tissues generally. Under the same name, it is prepared from wool for commercial purposes, and forms an admirable basis for ointments, being readily absorbed by the skin. Origin: L. Lana wool + oleum oil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lanolin

lanking lankly lankness lanknesses lanks lanky lanmuchangite lanner lanner falcon lanneret

lannerets lanners lannet lannets lannonite lanolin (current term) lanoline lanolines lanolins lanose

lanosities lanosity lanostane lanostanes lanosterol lanosterol 14 alpha-demethylase lanosterols lansa lansat lanseh

Literary usage of Lanolin

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

1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1886)
"lanolin, as it now appears in the market, is a perfectly neutral base, ... Lassar experimented with it on 400 patients, and states that lanolin is readily ..."

2. American Druggist (1890)
"pure lanolin is kept secret by the manufacturers : At first the crude suint is treated with caustic alkalies, whereby a milk is produced, which is separated ..."

3. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1891)
"Method of Applying lanolin.—At the meeting of the International Medical Congress at Berlin a paper on lanolin was read before the Dermatological Section by ..."

4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1889)
"CORROSIVE-SUBLIMATE lanolin. Since Koch has shown that solutions of carbolic ... He employs anhydrous lanolin as a base, and combines it with a known amount ..."

5. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1896)
"lanolin Salves—Various Formulas.—George J. Miller gives a number of formulas for preparing cosmetic and dermatological ointments from lanolin, ..."

6. The Grant and Validity of British Patents for Inventions by James R. Roberts (1903)
"lanolin was described as a combination of pure wool-fat and water. ... The raw ' lanolin' thus obtained is thoroughly kneaded by suitable machinery with ..."

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