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petrolatum

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004843

A colloidal system of semisolid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. It is used as an ointment base, topical protectant, and lubricant.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004843
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
Synonymsparaffin jelly; petroleum jelly
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2013; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsohydrocarbons; petroleum
TranslationsSpanish: petrolato
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004843",
  "term": "petrolatum",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A colloidal system of semisolid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. It is used as an ointment base, topical protectant, and lubricant.",
  "synonyms": [
    "paraffin jelly",
    "petroleum jelly"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "hydrocarbons",
    "petroleum"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2013",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "petrolato"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/petrolatum/"
}

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