liquid petrolatum

noun

1. mineral oil.

Word History and Origins

Origin of liquid petrolatum¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Nerve grafts from cadavers can be preserved for long periods, Dr. de Rezende found, in either liquid petrolatum or alcohol.

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It is now certain that healthy persons may develop severe types of lipid pneumonia, especially if they use medicated liquid petrolatum intranasally in large quantities over long periods of time.

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Lung-mapping by a roentgenogram taken promptly after the bronchoscopic insufflation of bismuth subnitrate powder or the injection of a suspension of bismuth in liquid petrolatum is advisable in most cases of pulmonary abscess before beginning any kind of treatment.

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Liquid petrolatum with a little oil of eucalyptus has been most often the medium.

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Fluid or liquid petrolatum is much used now in the form of a spray in the treatment of acute and chronic catarrh and after irritant applications to the nasal cavities.

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