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Example sentences for "vaseline"

Lexicographically close words:
vascularity; vasculosa; vasculum; vase; vasectomy; vases; vash; vasi; vaso; vasomotor
  1. The slide is inverted on the cover-glass in such a way that the ring of vaseline seals the latter to the slide.

  2. A ring of vaseline is placed around this depression with the loop needle.

  3. Anyhow, there was a smart in Toby's soul which no vaseline could reach.

  4. Use vaseline on the cogs to make them run as easily as possible.

  5. Vaseline has been employed as a dressing, and, if otherwise suitable, will no doubt have a preservative effect upon the leather.

  6. If they do cause any woman discomfort temporarily, vaseline or soap-suds could be substituted, but might not be quite so certain to prevent conception.

  7. Use vaseline or some other grease (such as calomel ointment) beforehand, to prevent direct contact with the source of infection.

  8. But the vaseline needs to be inserted fairly high up--if possible over the mouth of the womb, and the subsequent washing needs to be very thoroughly done (internally and externally).

  9. Using vaseline beforehand, and urinating and using soap-and-water immediately after each connection, is a fairly safe way of avoiding conception and infection.

  10. Ma came in with a shawl over her head, and a bowl full of something that smelled frowy, and after she had told us what the result of her visit was, she sent me after vaseline to rub Pa's legs.

  11. Well, I shall have to go and get that vaseline or Pa's legs will suffer.

  12. The two drugs of greatest value in this trouble are sulphur and salicylic acid, some eighteen grains of each added to an ounce of vaseline making a good application.

  13. Where the greasiness is objected to, the following salicylic lotion may be substituted, though the vaseline application has probably the greater value: [Rx.

  14. To overcome this a process has recently been patented for rubbing the acid up with vaseline before addition to soap, but the simplest way appears to be to add the soda salt of the acid to soap.

  15. Compounds have been formed of metallic oxides and other salts with oleic said, and mixtures made with vaseline and lanoline, and incorporated with soap, but they have not met with much success.

  16. For firing blank cartridges cordite chips containing no vaseline is used.

  17. At the end of this time the Vaseline is added, and the kneading continued for a further three and a half hours.

  18. He stood clicking and clicking, his lock full of frozen vaseline again, while the bear lay chewing at a dog just below us at the ship's side.

  19. He has an unfortunate liking for smearing the lock so well with vaseline that the spring works as if it lay in soft soap.

  20. Keep small tin boxes for packing strong flavored sandwiches, and vaseline bottles and cold cream jars for salad dressings, or for sandwich fillings which must be spread upon the bread the last thing.

  21. Carry salt in a vaseline bottle, or if in a salt shake, screw a piece of thick paper under the top and wrap well.

  22. A vaseline ointment containing 5% of phenol makes a good dressing for an ulcer of the leg, and produces no irritant effect, but a 5% aqueous solution may be both caustic and toxic.

  23. There are certain solvents, as alcohol, chloroform, glycerin and vaseline which do not dissociate electrolytes, and consequently the latter become inert when mixed with these solvents.

  24. Vaseline is advertised in the weekly magazine.

  25. When stiffness and grating on movement are prominent features we have found the injection of from half to one ounce of sterilised white vaseline afford decided relief.

  26. The extent and direction of any given sinus may be demonstrated by the use of the probe, or, more accurately, by injecting the sinus with a paste consisting of white vaseline containing 10 to 30 per cent.

  27. The inside of the nose should be smeared with vaseline to prevent crusting of blood, and the nasal cavities should be frequently irrigated.

  28. In the dry, creaking forms of arthritis, the symptoms are relieved by introducing liquid vaseline into the joint.

  29. Vaseline, Vaseline Oil, and Kerosene Oil.

  30. By mixing vaseline with paraffin a soft wax may be made of any desired degree of softness, and by dissolving vaseline in kerosene an insulating liquid of any degree of viscidity may be obtained.

  31. Vaseline oil, however, is sold at a price much above its value for insulating purposes.

  32. All these numbers mean little or nothing, but the petroleum and vaseline oil were the best fluid insulators examined by Koeller.

  33. The kerosene is then removed and its place taken by vaseline or paraffin, known to insulate well as a standard for comparison.

  34. Gasoline or petroleum, oil or vaseline will serve.

  35. For study, a small drop of blood should be mounted on a clean slide and the coverglass rung with vaseline or oil to prevent evaporation.

  36. Vaseline is good for this, applied with a cotton pad covered with a soft cloth, and should remain on the leather for a day to permit absorption of the oil.

  37. The oil or vaseline does not harm the gilding.

  38. The bottom of the can was filled with a mixture of kerosene, vaseline and carbolic acid and the roost set in place.

  39. When using glue contained in screw-stoppered vessels it is advisable to smear a little vaseline on the thread to prevent the stopper from adhering to the container.

  40. The remedy for this is to grease the feathers with vaseline on the head and neck.

  41. It is an excellent practice to keep a gun covered with oil or vaseline except when it is in use.

  42. Potassium persulphate (a few drops being allowed to run into the concha), or with a preparation containing equal parts of soft paraffin and vaseline with a few drops of lysol.

  43. Prepare a sterile hanging-drop slide, and smear hard vaseline or melted white wax on the rim of the metal cell.

  44. This spreads out the vaseline into a thin layer, and besides ensuring the adhesion of the cover-slip, seals the cells and so retards evaporation.

  45. Dip the cover-glass into a beaker containing hot water in order to remove some of the vaseline adhering to it.

  46. Smear a layer of sterile vaseline on the upper surface of the ring cell of a hanging-drop slide by means of the glass rod provided with the vaseline bottle, and place the slide on a piece of filter paper.

  47. Raise the bell glass slightly and smear sterile vaseline around the rim of the metal cell by means of a sterile spatula of stout platinum wire.

  48. Press the cover-slip firmly down into the vaseline on to the top of the ring cell.

  49. You may not know it, but vaseline is made from paraffin oil, and it's well known that vaseline is an extraordinarily wholesome sort of stuff, good for almost anything in the way of a cut or a burn.

  50. A curious effect may be obtained by a magic lantern slide made as follows:--Tint vaseline with cochineal and place some between glasses of the magic lantern slide size, making a kind of vaseline sandwich.

  51. The effect upon the vaseline as seen upon the sheet is very peculiar.


  52. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "vaseline" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.