liquid paraffin

noun

1. a colourless almost tasteless oily liquid obtained by petroleum distillation and used as a laxative Also called (esp US and Canadian)mineral oil

Example Sentences

The bulb is filled with liquid paraffin, which rises in the open neck when expanded by heat.

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The iodin content of the preparation made with Stanolind Liquid Paraffin was 1.30 per cent.

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In some cases benefit has followed the prolonged internal administration of liquid paraffin.

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Liquid paraffin under a variety of names is a most useful and efficacious laxative.

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Willyum (who had too much dinner and is now draining his liquid paraffin).

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