lanoline

Noun

lanolin (usually uncountable, plural lanolins)

1. (usually) 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.
   • She was sitting cross-legged on the floor with a tray of leather-bound books in front of her; she was rubbing lanolin into their covers […] ‘Look at these lovely old editions,’ she said, showing me a couple of small tan books, their bindings still glossy and moist from the lanolin, like newly...2009, Sarah Waters, The Little Stranger, Virago Press (2018), pages 138-139

   Synonyms:

   E913 when used as a glazing agent, lanichol, laniol, wool fat, wool grease, wool wax, yolk

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