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petroleum jelly
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chemical substance used as lubricating agent
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- Instance of
- mixture
- Said to be same as
- vaseline
- Has parts of class
- higher alkanes
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Petroleum jelly
- different from
- vaseline
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Encyclopedic overview
Petroleum jelly
Petroleum jelly, petrolatum (/ˌpɛtrəˈleɪtəm/), white petrolatum, soft paraffin, or multi-hydrocarbon, CAS number 8009-03-8, is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with carbon numbers mainly higher than 25), commonly promoted as a topical ointment for its healing properties. Vaseline has been the dominant brand of petroleum jelly sold since 1870.
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