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Vaseline - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Vaseline : (noun)
1: a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly [syn: Vaseline]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.]
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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