lanolin

English

Alternative forms

• lanoline

Etymology

Former trademark (1885-1902), from lāna (“wool”) + oleum (“oil”) + -in

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlænəlɪn/

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Noun

lanolin (usually uncountable, plural lanolins)

1. A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments.
   • 2009, Sarah Waters, The Little Stranger, Virago Press (2018), pages 138-139:

     She was sitting cross-legged on the floor with a tray of leather-bound books in front of her; she was rubbing lanolin into their covers […] ‘Look at these lovely old editions,’ she said, showing me a couple of small tan books, their bindings still glossy and moist from the lanolin, like newly exposed conkers.

Synonyms

• E913 when used as a glazing agent
• (greasy yellow substance): lanichol, laniol, wool fat, wool grease, wool wax, yolk

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Derived terms

• lanolin bush
• lanosterol

Translations

greasy yellow substance

Aramaic: Classical Syriac: ܙܘܦܐ m (zōṗā) Armenian: լանոլին (hy) (lanolin) Bulgarian: ланоли́н (lanolín) Chinese: Mandarin: 羊毛脂 (zh) (yángmáozhī) Finnish: lanoliini French: lanoline (fr) f German: Wollwachs n, Wollschweißfett n (archaic) Greek: λανολίνη (el) f (lanolíni) Ancient: οἰσύπη f (oisúpē), οἴσυπος m (oísupos) Icelandic: ullarfeiti f Irish: úsc olla m Italian: lanolina (it) f Japanese: ラノリン (ranorin) Korean: 라놀린 (ranollin), 양모지(羊毛脂) (yangmoji) Latin: oesypum n, lānolīnum n, adeps lānae m Macedonian: сереј m (serej), серај m (seraj), ланолин m (lanolin) Portuguese: lanolina f Romanian: lanolină (ro) f Russian: ланоли́н (ru) m (lanolín) Spanish: lanolina f Tagalog: lanolina

Verb

lanolin (third-person singular simple present lanolins, present participle lanolining, simple past and past participle lanolined)

1. (transitive) To treat with lanolin.