vaseline

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الإنجليزية - التركية
vazelin
i., tic. mark. vazelin
(isim) vazelin
(Ticaret) mark vazelin
vazelinlemek
الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
A trademark brand of petroleum jelly or vaseline
Any petroleum jelly or similar lubricant

A Russian vaseline has been lately added to the many kinds of vaseline found in ... (Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry, 1882).

To lubricate with vaseline

Even at this late date, vaselining will preserve the best of these leathers..

Petroleum jelly (now sold by Unilever) under the trade name Vaseline

Hearts of putty, hearts of vaseline (Aldous Huxley, Brief Candles, 1930).

A greenish-yellow coloured glass, or the colouring used in the manufacture of this glass
Petroleum jelly, vaseline, petrolatum or soft paraffin is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with carbon numbers mainly higher than 25), originally promoted as a topical ointment for its healing properties. Its folkloric medicinal value as a "cure-all" has since been limited by better scientific understanding of appropriate and inappropriate uses However, it is recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an approved Over-The-Counter (OTC) skin protectant and remains widely used in cosmetic skin care. It is commonly referred to as Vaseline as a genericised trademark
Vaseline is a soft clear jelly made from petroleum, which is used to protect the skin and for other purposes. = petroleum jelly. a soft clear substance used on the skin for various medical and other purposes
A trademark brand of petroleum jelly
See the Note under Petrolatum
{i} brand name for a jelly-like substance that is made from white petroleum and is used in medical and cosmetic ointments
a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly
It is used as an unguent, and for various purposes in the arts
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
vaseline

    الواصلة

    Vas·e·line

    التركية النطق

    väsılin

    المترادفات

    e905b, food additive

    النطق

    /ˈvasəˌlēn/ /ˈvæsəˌliːn/

    علم أصول الكلمات

    () Coined by Robert A. Chesebrough around 1870, reputedly from the German "Wasser" (water) plus the Greek "elaion" (oil).
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