petroleum jelly

chemical substance used as lubricating agent
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petroleum jelly

Summary

petroleum jelly is a gel[1]. It draws 5,515 Wikipedia views per month (gel category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • petroleum jelly's instance of is recorded as gel[3].
  • petroleum jelly's instance of is recorded as mixture[4].
  • petroleum jelly is used for lubricant[5].
  • petroleum jelly is used for ointment[6].
  • petroleum jelly is used for moisturizer[7].
  • petroleum jelly is used for Icky-pick[8].
  • petroleum jelly's Commons category is recorded as Petroleum jelly[9].
  • petroleum jelly's said to be the same as is recorded as vaseline[10].
  • petroleum jelly's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11].
  • petroleum jelly's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[12].
  • petroleum jelly's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[13].
  • petroleum jelly's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • petroleum jelly's different from is recorded as vaseline[15].
  • petroleum jelly's has part is recorded as higher alkanes[16].
  • petroleum jelly's subject has role is recorded as demulcent[17].
  • petroleum jelly's subject has role is recorded as ointment bases[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include gel[3] and mixture[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include lubricant[5], ointment[6], moisturizer[7], and Icky-pick[8].

Why It Matters

petroleum jelly draws 5,515 Wikipedia views per month (gel category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · ~2026-38713-86 · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kbpedia id PetroleumJelly
    Commons category Petroleum jelly
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id
    Freebase id /m/01nxyd
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P244]]: sh85100360"
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