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.]
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.]
