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vaseline

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Noun
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun vaseline has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

vaselinen. [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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

vaseline, n. & v.
--n. propr. a type of petroleum jelly used as an ointment, lubricant, etc.
--v.tr. (vaseline) treat with Vaseline.

Etymology
irreg. f. G Wasser + Gk elaion oil
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