LANOLIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lanolin mean? 

• LANOLIN (noun)
  The noun LANOLIN has 2 senses:

1. a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics

2. an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)

  Familiarity information: LANOLIN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LANOLIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

lanolin; wool fat; wool grease

Hypernyms ("lanolin" is a kind of...):

animal oil (any oil obtained from animal substances)

Holonyms ("lanolin" is a substance of...):

balm; ointment; salve; unction; unguent (semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lanolin" is a kind of...):

cream; emollient; ointment (toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin)

 Context examples 

Lanolin oil is used primarily in skin care products.

(Lanolin Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The original ointment also contained mineral oil, ceresin, lanolin alcohol.

(Petrolatum-Mineral Oil-Lanolin-Ceresin Ointment, NCI Thesaurus)

Lanolin is used in moisturizing creams and lotions to treat dry, itchy skin.

(Lanolin, NCI Dictionary)

The liquid phase oil separated from lanolin.

(Lanolin Oil, NCI Thesaurus)