"vaseline" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈvæsəliːn/ Forms: vaselines [plural]
Etymology: Coined by American chemist Robert Augustus Chesebrough in 1872, from German Wasser (“water”) + Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil”) + English -ine. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Robert Augustus Chesebrough|in=1872|nat=American|occ=chemist|w=Robert Chesebrough}} Coined by American chemist Robert Augustus Chesebrough in 1872, {{m+|de|Wasser|t=water|w=1}} German Wasser (“water”), {{m+|grc|ἔλαιον|ἔλαιον|t=oil|w=1}} Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil”), {{m+|en|-ine}} English -ine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} vaseline (countable and uncountable, plural vaselines)
  1. Petroleum jelly. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (petroleum jelly): ڤازلين (vazlīn) [masculine] (Arabic), فازلين (fazlīn) [masculine] (Arabic), 凡士林 (fánshìlín) (Chinese Mandarin), vaseliini (Finnish), vaseline [feminine] (French), ვაზელინი (vazelini) (Georgian), Vaseline [feminine] (German), Vaselin [neuter] (German), punnerusaaq (Greenlandic), veasailín [masculine] (Irish), petrolato [masculine] (Italian), vasellina [feminine] (Italian), ワセリン (waserin) (Japanese), vazulina (Kabuverdianu), वॅसेलीन (vĕselīn) [neuter] (Marathi), akʼah łitsooígíí (Navajo), wazelina [feminine] (Polish), vaselină [feminine] (Romanian), вазели́н (vazelín) [masculine] (Russian), vaselin [neuter] (Swedish), baselina (Tagalog), วาสลีน (wáat-sà-liin) (Thai), vazelin (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-vaseline-en-noun-xfQYcAyj Categories (other): Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters: 41 19 31 8 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 18 31 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 44 21 28 7 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 41 17 32 10 Disambiguation of 'petroleum jelly': 60 26 14
  2. Any particular kind of petroleum jelly or of any similar lubricant. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-vaseline-en-noun-Cdk~ycHf
  3. (informal) Short for Vaseline glass. or the colouring used in making it. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: Vaseline glass (extra: or the colouring used in making it)
    Sense id: en-vaseline-en-noun-A6ypvjax
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: E905b when used as a food additive Derived forms: Vaseline glass

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈvæsəliːn/ Forms: vaselines [present, singular, third-person], vaselining [participle, present], vaselined [participle, past], vaselined [past]
Etymology: Coined by American chemist Robert Augustus Chesebrough in 1872, from German Wasser (“water”) + Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil”) + English -ine. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Robert Augustus Chesebrough|in=1872|nat=American|occ=chemist|w=Robert Chesebrough}} Coined by American chemist Robert Augustus Chesebrough in 1872, {{m+|de|Wasser|t=water|w=1}} German Wasser (“water”), {{m+|grc|ἔλαιον|ἔλαιον|t=oil|w=1}} Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil”), {{m+|en|-ine}} English -ine Head templates: {{en-verb}} vaseline (third-person singular simple present vaselines, present participle vaselining, simple past and past participle vaselined)
  1. To lubricate with vaseline. Translations (to lubricate with vaseline): voidella vaseliinilla (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-vaseline-en-verb-eEaFeSnV

Noun [French]

IPA: /vaz.lin/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-vaseline.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from English. Genericized trademark. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|en|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English, {{bor+|fr|en|-}} Borrowed from English Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|-}} vaseline f (uncountable)
  1. vaseline Tags: feminine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-vaseline-fr-noun-M4pRjc4T Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French genericized trademarks

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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Mandarin: 凡士林 (fánshìlín)"
    },
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    }
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "fazlīn",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fánshìlín",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "word": "凡士林"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "word": "vaseliini"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vaseline"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "vazelini",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "word": "ვაზელინი"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vaseline"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Vaselin"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "word": "punnerusaaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "veasailín"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "petrolato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vasellina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "waserin",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "word": "ワセリン"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "word": "vazulina"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "vĕselīn",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "वॅसेलीन"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "word": "akʼah łitsooígíí"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wazelina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vaselină"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vazelín",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вазели́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vaselin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "word": "baselina"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "wáat-sà-liin",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "word": "วาสลีน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "petroleum jelly",
      "word": "vazelin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vaseline"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
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    "English lemmas",
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        "past"
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      "tags": [
        "past"
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  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "text": "Even at this late date, vaselining will preserve the best of these leathers.",
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        }
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvæsəliːn/"
    }
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to lubricate with vaseline",
      "word": "voidella vaseliinilla"
    }
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}

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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: vazelin"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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        "French terms derived from English",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "French uncountable nouns"
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