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WOOL GREASE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wool grease mean?
• WOOL GREASE (noun)
The noun WOOL GREASE has 1 sense:
1. a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
Familiarity information: WOOL GREASE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("wool grease" is a kind of...):
animal oil (any oil obtained from animal substances)
Holonyms ("wool grease" 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)
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