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vaseline |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vaseline \Vas"e*line\, n. [Said by the manufacturer to be derived from G. wasser water + Gr 'e`laion olive oil.] A yellowish translucent substance, almost odorless and tasteless, obtained as a residue in the purification of crude petroleum, and consisting essentially of a mixture of several of the higher members of the paraffin series. It is used as an unguent, and for various purposes in the arts. See the Note under {Petrolatum}. [Written also {vaselin}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Vaseline n : a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly [syn: {Vaseline}]
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