Paraffin distilled from petroleum, used in oil lamps and for making candles. Also attributive.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > greasy or fatty material > [noun] > mineral-derived (4) belmontine1857 Paraffin distilled from petroleum, used in oil lamps and for making candles. Also attributive. Vaseline1874 A soft, greasy substance used as an ointment or lubricant, obtained by evaporating petroleum and passing the residuum through animal charcoal. (Cf… petrolatum1881 Petroleum jelly. Cf. Vaseline, n. petroleum jelly1883 a soft, greasy, translucent, semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum and used as an ointment and lubricant; cf. petrolatum, n.… |
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