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cosmoline

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Noun, Verb (transitive)
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cos=mo=line

CIDE DICTIONARY

cosmoline, n. [Prob. fr. cosmetic + L. oleum oil.].
     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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