vaseline 音标拼音: [v'æsəl
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n . 凡士林,凡士林的商标名
凡士林,凡士林的商标名
Vaseline n 1 :
a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly Petrolatum \
Pet `
ro *
la "
tum \,
n . (
Chem . &
Pharm .)
A semisolid unctuous substance ,
neutral ,
and without taste or odor ,
derived from petroleum by distilling off the lighter portions and purifying the residue .
It is a yellowish ,
fatlike mass ,
transparent in thin layers ,
and somewhat fluorescent .
It is used as a bland protective dressing ,
and as a substitute for fatty materials in ointments . --
U .
S .
Pharm .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
Petrolatum is the official name for the purified product . {
Cosmoline }
and {
vaseline }
are commercial names for substances essentially the same ,
but differing slightly in appearance and consistency or fusibility .
[
1913 Webster ]
Vaseline \
Vas "
e *
line \,
n . [
Said by the manufacturer to be derived from G .
wasser water Gr . '
e `
laion olive oil .]
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 }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
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