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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Petrolatum \Pet`ro*la"tum\, n. (Chem. & Pharm.)
     A semisolid unctuous substance, neutral, and without taste or
     odor, derived from petroleum by distilling off the lighter
     portions and purifying the residue. It is a yellowish,
     fatlike mass, transparent in thin layers, and somewhat
     fluorescent. It is used as a bland protective dressing, and


     as a substitute for fatty materials in ointments. --U. S.
     Pharm.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Petrolatum is the official name for the purified
           product. {Cosmoline} and {vaseline} are commercial
           names for substances essentially the same, but
           differing slightly in appearance and consistency or
           fusibility.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cosmoline \Cos"mo*line\ (k?z"m?-l?n), n. [Prob. fr. cosmetic +
     L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)
     A substance obtained from the residues of the distillation of
     petroleum, essentially the same as vaseline, but of somewhat
     stiffer consistency, and consisting of a mixture of the
     higher paraffines; a kind of petroleum jelly.
     [1913 Webster]

















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