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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslanoline
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lanolin
"Cette crème hydratante contient de la lanoline pure."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A yellowish, waxy substance secreted by the sebaceous glands of sheep and extracted from their raw wool, widely used in cosmetics, ointments, and waterproofing.
"Many dry-skin creams contain lanolin due to its exceptional moisturizing and emollient properties." - 2
Any of various purified derivatives of wool fat used as a base for medicinal preparations.
"The pharmacist prepared the soothing topical ointment using anhydrous lanolin as the primary base."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'lana' meaning wool combined with 'oleum' meaning oil, with the chemical suffix '-in'. Coined in the late 19th century to describe the purified, yellowish fat obtained from sheep's wool.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lanolin" is said worldwide
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lanoline
Transliteration: lanolin
"Cette crème hydratante contient de la lanoline pure."
Wollwachs
Transliteration: Wollwachs
"Wollwachs wird häufig in der Hautpflege verwendet."
lanolina
Transliteration: lanolina
"La lanolina è un ottimo ingrediente per le creme protettive."
lanolina
Transliteration: lanolina
"La lanolina ayuda a suavizar la piel seca y agrietada."
lanolina
Transliteration: lanolina
"O bálsamo labial contém lanolina para reter a hidratação."
ऊन का मोम
Transliteration: oon ka mom
"त्वचा को मुलायम बनाने के लिए ऊन के मोम का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
羊毛脂
Transliteration: yángmáo zhī
"这款面霜含有天然羊毛脂成分。"
라놀린
Transliteration: ranollin
"이 보습 크림은 라놀린 성분을 포함하고 있습니다."
ラノリン
Transliteration: ranorin
"ラノリンは優れた保湿効果を持つ羊毛のロウです。"
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