petroleum jelly

jelly /jel·ly/ (jel´e) a soft substance that is coherent, tremulous, and more or less translucent; generally, a colloidal semisolid mass.

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cardiac jelly  a gelatinous substance present between the endothelium and myocardium of the embryonic heart, which transforms into the connective tissue of the endocardium.

contraceptive jelly  a nongreasy jelly used in the vagina for prevention of conception.

petroleum jelly  petrolatum.

Wharton's jelly  the intracellular mucoid connective tissue of the umbilical cord.

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petroleum jelly

n.

A colorless-to-amber semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum and used in medicinal ointments. Also called petrolatum.

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petroleum jelly,

a nonliquid colloidal solution or gel of soft paraffin. It is an intermediate product of the distillation of petroleum and is used as a topical soothing medication for burns and abrasions. Also called mineral jelly. See also petrolatum.

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jelly [jel´e]

a soft, coherent, resilient substance; generally, a colloidal semisolid mass.

cardiac jelly a gelatinous substance present between the endothelium and myocardium of the embryonic heart that transforms into the connective tissue of the endocardium.

contraceptive jelly a nongreasy jelly containing a spermicide, used in the vagina for prevention of conception.

petroleum jelly petrolatum.

Wharton's jelly the soft, jelly-like intracellular substance of the umbilical cord.

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petroleum

a thick natural oil obtained from beneath the earth. It consists of a mixture of various hydrocarbons of the paraffin and olefin series. See crude petroleum oil.

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petroleum jelly

petrolatum.