1. a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics • Syn: wool fat, wool grease • Hypernyms: animal oil • Substance Holonyms: ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve 2. an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep) • Hypernyms: cream, ointment, emollient