Associations to the word «Cosmoline»

Wiktionary

COSMOLINE, noun. (chemistry) 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 paraffins.

Wise words

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John Locke