VASELINED

Verb

vaselined

simple past tense and past participle of vaseline

Anagrams

• silvadene

Source: Wiktionary


VASELINE

Vas"e*line, n. Etym: [Said by the manufacturer to be derived from G. wasser water + Gr. 'e`laion olive oil.]

Definition: 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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