petroleum jelly
petroleum jelly noun: a pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments.
Noun
petroleum jelly (countable and uncountable, plural petroleum jellies)
- A pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments.
- Synonyms:
- multi-hydrocarbon, petrolatum, soft paraffin, Vaseline, white petrolatum
petroleum jelly meaning in Tamil
petroleum jelly in Tamil
- பெட்ரோலியம் களி, பெட்ரோலிய ஜெல்லி
Synonyms of petroleum jelly
Forms of petroleum jelly
| plural | petroleum jellies |
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Questions about petroleum jelly
- What does petroleum jelly mean?
- Petroleum jelly means a pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments.
- What is petroleum jelly in Tamil?
- Petroleum jelly in Tamil is பெட்ரோலியம் களி, பெட்ரோலிய ஜெல்லி. See Petroleum jelly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is petroleum jelly?
- Petroleum jelly is a noun.
- What is the plural of petroleum jelly?
- The plural of petroleum jelly is petroleum jellies.
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