Category:Vaseline

Vas"e*line, n. Etym: [said by the manufacturer to be derived from g. Wasser water + gr. 'e`laion olive oil.]

Defn: 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.]