petroleum jelly

noun

A pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments.

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multi-hydrocarbonpetrolatumsoft paraffinVaselinewhite petrolatummineral jelly
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Meanings

nounpetroleum jelly (countable and uncountable, plural petroleum jellies)

plural petroleum jellies

  1. countableuncountableA pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments.

    Synonyms: multi-hydrocarbon, petrolatum, soft paraffin, Vaseline, vaseline, white petrolatum

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments.

Similar
multi-hydrocarbonpetrolatumsoft paraffinVaselinevaselinewhite petrolatum

More synonyms by meaning

nouna semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication

Similar
petrolatummineral jelly
Broader
jellymixture
Also see
petrolatum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan petrolat
  • petrolatpale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
Chinese Mandarin 礦脂 /矿脂, 凡士林
  • 礦脂 /矿脂 (kuàngzhī)pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
  • 凡士林 (Vaseline)pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
Czech vazelína
  • vazelínapale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
Finnish vaseliini
  • vaseliinipale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
Irish veasailín
  • veasailínpale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
Italian petrolato
  • petrolatopale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
Japanese ワセリン
  • ワセリン (Waserin)pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
Polish wazelina
  • wazelinapale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
Portuguese vaselina
  • vaselinapale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
Russian вазели́н
  • вазели́н (vazelín)pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
Spanish vaselina, petrolato
  • vaselinapale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
  • petrolatopale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
Swedish vaselin, petroleumgelé
  • vaselinpale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
  • petroleumgelépale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
Turkish vazelin
  • vazelinpale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum
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APA

petroleum jelly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petroleum%20jelly

MLA

“petroleum jelly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petroleum%20jelly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petroleum jelly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petroleum%20jelly.

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