lanoline

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A form of lanolin — 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.

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Meanings

nounlanoline (usually uncountable, plural lanolines)

plural lanolines

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative spelling of lanolin.
verblanoline (third-person singular simple present lanolines, present participle lanolining, simple past and past participle lanolined)

present singular third person lanolines · participle present lanolining · participle past lanolined · past lanolined

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of lanolin.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

lanoline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanoline

MLA

“lanoline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanoline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lanoline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanoline.

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