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automobile (iou) and greaseless cream (medicine)


automobile (iou)



automobile adjective, noun, & verb. Chiefly N. Amer. L19.
[French, formed as AUTO-1 + Mobile adjective.]
A. adjective.
Esp. of a vehicle: self-propelling (as opp. to horse-drawn). arch. L19.
[The noun used attrib.] Of or pertaining to motor vehicles. L19.
b. noun. A motor vehicle; a car. L19.
C. verb intrans. Drive or Travel in a motor vehicle. L19.
auto'mobilism noun (arch.) the use of motor vehicles L19.
auto'mobilist noun (arch.) a motorist L19.
automo'bility noun the use of motor vehicles; mobility based on this: E20.

greaseless cream (medicine)


greaseless cream -->
vanishing cream


An oil-in-water emulsion containing potassium, ammonium, or sodium stearate with water and holding in emulsified form more or less free stearic acid; it also contains a hygroscopic ingredient such as glycerol, and a small amount of a fatty ingredient; it leaves a protective, invisible Film of stearic acid on the skin.

Synonym: greaseless cream.