Synonym for lanolin ... <physiology> A peculiar fatlike body, made up of cholesterin and certain fatty acids, found in feathers, hair, wool, and keratin tissues generally. ... Under the same name, it is prepared from wool for commercial purposes, and forms an admirable basis for ointments, being readily absorbed by the skin. ... Origin: L. La...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the purified, anhydrous, fatlike substance obtained from the wool of sheep. Synonyms: lanolin
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lanolin, lanoline; wool fat 1. A fatty substance that is obtained from wool and which is used in skin creams to soften the skin. 2. A waxy, fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands of sheep, which is deposited on the wool fibers. 3. The purified wax-like substance from the wool of sheep, cleaned, deodorized, decolorized, and containing not more th...
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