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vaseline - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'vaseline' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vaseline [ n.]
- 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.