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cosmoline |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cosmoline \Cos"mo*line\ (k?z"m?-l?n), n. [Prob. fr cosmetic + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A substance obtained from the residues of the distillation of petroleum, essentially the same as vaseline, but of somewhat stiffer consistency, and consisting of a mixture of the higher paraffines; a kind of petroleum jelly.
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