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Meaning of petroleum jelly | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština vazelína
Español petrolato vaselina
Suomi vaseliini
Gaeilge veasailín
Italiano petrolato
日本語 ワセリン
Polski wazelina wazelinowy
Português vaselina
Русский вазелин
Svenska vaselin
Türkçe vazelin

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

petroleum reservoir petroleum spirit petroleum spirits petroleur petrolhead petroliana

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