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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A colorless-to-amber semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum and used in lubricants and medicinal ointments.
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- noun A pale
yellow semisolid mixture ofhydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used inlubricants andointments .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication
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