Lanolin

['læn(ə)lɪn] or ['lænəlɪn]

(noun.) an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep).

(noun.) a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics.

Edited by Dwight--From WordNet

(n.) A peculiar fatlike body, made up of cholesterin and certain fatty acids, found in feathers, hair, wool, and keratin tissues generally.

Typed by Bartholdi

n. an unctuous substance a mixture of the ethers of cholesterin with fatty acids used as a basis for ointments extracted from wool.

Edited by Edith