vaseline

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Vaseline^¹

noun

Alternative letter-case form of vaseline

vaseline^²

/ˈvæ.sə.liːn/ UK
/ˈvæ.sə.lin/ US

Where it comes from

From German Wasser (“water”) + Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil”) + -ine. Genericized trademark of the Vaseline brand of petroleum jelly introduced by American chemist Robert Augustus Chesebrough in 1872.

noun vaselines · Vaseline

countable, uncountable Petroleum jelly. Hearts of putty, hearts of vaseline...
Similar: E905b
countable, uncountable Any particular kind of petroleum jelly or of any similar lubricant. A Russian vaseline has been lately added to the many kinds of vaseline found in […]
abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Ellipsis of Vaseline glass, or the coloring used in making it.

verb vaselines · vaselining · vaselined · Vaseline

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

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noun petroleum jelly

Español	vaselina
日本語	ワセリン waserin
中文	凡士林 fánshìlín
Français	vaseline
Deutsch	Vaseline, Vaselin
Italiano	petrolato, vasellina
Ελληνικά	βαζελίνη vazelíni
Română	vaselină
Русский	вазели́н vazelín
العربية	ڤازلين vazlīn, فازلين fazlīn

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@misc{vaseline_2026,
  title = {vaseline},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vaseline},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}