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petroleum jelly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
petroleum -jel-ly
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

petroleum jellies (plural)

Phrases

paraffinum molle album paraffinum molle flavum

Frequently Paired Words

paraffinum molle album paraffinum molle flavum

Synonyms

multi-hydrocarbon petrolatum soft paraffin Vaseline white petrolatum mineral jelly

Questions

What does petroleum jelly mean?
A pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments.

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