vaseline
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See also: Vaseline
English
Etymology
Coined by American chemist Robert Augustus Chesebrough in 1872, from German Wasser (“water”) + Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil”) + -ine.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
vaseline (countable and uncountable, plural vaselines)
- Petroleum jelly.
- 1930, Aldous Huxley, Brief Candles:
- Hearts of putty, hearts of vaseline...
- Any particular kind of petroleum jelly or of any similar lubricant.
- 1882, Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry:
- A Russian vaseline has been lately added to the many kinds of vaseline found in […]
- (informal) Short for Vaseline glass. or the coloring used in making it.
Synonyms
- E905b when used as a food additive
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
petroleum jelly
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Verb
vaseline (third-person singular simple present vaselines, present participle vaselining, simple past and past participle vaselined)
- To lubricate with vaseline.
- Even at this late date, vaselining will preserve the best of these leathers.
Translations
to lubricate with vaseline
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References
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English. Genericized trademark.
Pronunciation
Noun
vaseline f (uncountable)
Descendants
- → Turkish: vazelin
Further reading
- “vaseline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.