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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Vaseline'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/vaseline.html. 1828.
 
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