cosmoline
1Cosmoline — is the genericized trademark for a generic class of rust preventatives, typically conforming to MIL C 11796C Class 3, that are a brown colored wax like mass; have a slight fluorescence; and have a petroleum like odor and taste (as detected when… …
2Cosmoline — 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… …
3Cosmoline — ☆ Cosmoline [käz′mə lēn΄ ] 〚 COSM(ETIC) + OL2 + INE3〛 trademark for petrolatum of a heavy grade, used esp. as a protective coating for firearms, metals, etc. n. [c ] this substance vt …
4Cosmoline — ☆ Cosmoline [käz′mə lēn΄ ] [ COSM(ETIC) + OL2 + INE3] trademark for petrolatum of a heavy grade, used esp. as a protective coating for firearms, metals, etc. n. [c ] this substance vt. cosmolined, cosmolining [c ] to coat with this substance …
5cosmoline — ˈkäzməˌlēn, lə̇n transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) : to smear with Cosmoline grease (as for storage) Tokyo fell and the guns were cosmolined John Scarne …
6Cosmoline — trademark used for corrosion preventing petroleum jelly …
7cosmoline — cos·mo·line …
8Cosmoline — trademark used for petrolatum …
9cos|mo|line — «KOZ muh leen», noun. Trademark. a heavy grade of petrolatum, used to prevent rust, especially on new or stored firearms. cos|mo|line «KOZ muh leen», transitive verb, lined, lin|ing. to preserve with Cosmoline. ╂[< Cosmoline] …
10Cos|mo|line — «KOZ muh leen», noun. Trademark. a heavy grade of petrolatum, used to prevent rust, especially on new or stored firearms. cos|mo|line «KOZ muh leen», transitive verb, lined, lin|ing. to preserve with Cosmoline. ╂[< Cosmoline] …
