vaseline

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English

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Etymology

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Coined by American chemist Robert Augustus Chesebrough in 1872, from German Wasser (water) +‎ Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, oil) +‎ -ine.[1]

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Noun

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vaseline (countable and uncountable, plural vaselines)

  1. Petroleum jelly.
    • 1930, Aldous Huxley, Brief Candles:
      Hearts of putty, hearts of vaseline...
  2. Any particular kind of petroleum jelly or of any similar lubricant.
    • 1882, Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry:
      A Russian vaseline has been lately added to the many kinds of vaseline found in []
  3. (informal) Short for Vaseline glass. or the colouring used in making it.

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Descendants

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  • Chinese:
    • Mandarin: 凡士林 (fánshìlín)
  • French: vaseline
  • Irish: veasailín
  • Polish: wazelina
  • Thai: วาสลีน (wáat-sà-liin)

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Verb

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vaseline (third-person singular simple present vaselines, present participle vaselining, simple past and past participle vaselined)

  1. To lubricate with vaseline.
    Even at this late date, vaselining will preserve the best of these leathers.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English. Genericized trademark.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vaz.lin/
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Noun

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vaseline f (uncountable)

  1. vaseline

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