Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun petroleum_jelly

1 sense of petroleum jelly

Sense 1
petrolatum, petroleum jelly, mineral jelly -- (a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication)
       => jelly -- (any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin)
       => mixture -- ((chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding))