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Vaseline definition

☆ Vas·eline (vas′ə lēn′, vas′ə lēn′)

petrolatum

Etymology: arbitrary coinage < Ger was(ser), water + Gr el(aion), oil + -ine

noun

petrolatum

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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