- wool fat
- noun Date: 1875 wool grease especially after refining ; lanolin
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wool fat
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wool fat — n. 1. the natural grease found in sheep s wool, yielding lanolin: also wool grease 2. LANOLIN … English World dictionary
wool fat — wu̇l n wool grease esp. after refining: LANOLIN * * * lanolin … Medical dictionary
wool fat — wool′ fat n. biochem. lanolin • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
wool fat — noun a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics • Syn: ↑lanolin, ↑wool grease • Hypernyms: ↑animal oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑ointment, ↑unction, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
wool fat — /ˈwʊl fæt/ (say wool fat) noun → lanolin …
wool fat — lanolinas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Avių vilnų riebalai. atitikmenys: angl. lanolin; wool fat rus. ланолин … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
wool fat — noun Lanolin. Syn: wool wax, wool grease … Wiktionary
wool fat — lanolin. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
hydrous wool fat — n LANOLIN * * * lanolin (def. 2) … Medical dictionary
wool grease — n a fatty slightly sticky wax coating the surface of the fibers of sheep s wool that is used as a source of lanolin compare WOOL FAT … Medical dictionary
