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lan·o·lin
(lăn′ə-lĭn)n.
A fatty substance obtained from wool and used in soaps, cosmetics, and ointments. Also called wool fat.
[German : from Latin lāna, wool + Latin oleum, oil.]
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lanolin
(ˈlænəlɪn) orlanoline
n
(Elements & Compounds) a yellowish viscous substance extracted from wool, consisting of a mixture of esters of fatty acids: used in some ointments. Also called: wool fat
[C19: via German from Latin lāna wool + oleum oil; see -in]
lanolated adj
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lan•o•lin
(ˈlæn l ɪn)n.
a fatty substance, extracted from wool, used in ointments, waterproof coatings, etc.
Sometimes, lan•o•line (-ɪn, -ˌin) Also called wool fat. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
lan·o·lin
(lăn′ə-lĭn) A yellowish-white, fatty substance obtained from wool and used in soaps, cosmetics, and ointments.
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| Noun | 1. | lanolin - a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics ointment, salve, unguent, balm, unction - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation animal oil - any oil obtained from animal substances |
| 2. | lanolin - an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep) |
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lanolin(e)
n → Lanolin nt
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lan·o·lin
n. lanolina, sustancia purificada que se obtiene de la lana de la oveja y se usa en pomadas.
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lanolin
n lanolinaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.