vaseline

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. Petroleum jelly.
2. Any particular kind of petroleum jelly or of any similar lubricant.
3. (informal) Short for Vaseline glass. or the colouring used in making it.

Verb

To lubricate with vaseline.

Sinonieme

petrolatum

pomade

ointment

vasogen

mineral butter

petroleum butter

geoline

Vertalings

Vaseline

vaseline

vaseline

vaselina

βαζελίνη

vazelin

vaselina

vaselina

vaselina

فازلين

Vaselin

vasellina

فزلين

فازيلين

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈvæsəliːn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Coined by American chemist Robert Augustus Chesebrough in 1872, from German Wasser (“water”) + Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil”) + -ine.