|  lanolin 
 
 1. a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool;
 a mixture of fatty acids and esters;
 used in some ointments and cosmetics
 • Syn:
 wool fat, wool grease
 • Hypernyms:
 animal oil
 • Substance Holonyms:
 ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
 2. an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)
 • Hypernyms:
 cream, ointment, emollient
 
 
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