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petrolin|ˈpɛtrəʊlɪn|
Also erron. -ine.
[f. petroleum or petrol + -in.]
Christison's name for a substance obtained by him from Rangoon petroleum, identical with parraffin. b. A trade name for an oil obtained from petroleum.
1831R. Christison in Trans. R. Soc. Edin. (1836) XIII. 121, I find that the crystalline principle of petroleum differs materially from that of coal-tar,..and I shall therefore beg leave to denominate it Petroline. 1838[see paraffin 1]. 1842Brande Dict. Sc. etc., Petroline, a substance obtained by distilling the petroleum of Rangoon. 1884Health Exhib. Catal. 77/2 Illuminating Oils, viz. Petroline or Crystal Oil. |