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cod-liver oil
(Encyclopedia) cod-liver oil cod-liver oil, yellowish oil obtained from the liver of the codfish. The oil is rich ...
drying oil
(Encyclopedia) drying oil drying oil, any of several natural oils which, when exposed to the air, oxidize to form ...
oil gas
(Encyclopedia) oil gas oil gas, any of a group of fuel gases produced from oil by exposing it to high ...
castor oil
(Encyclopedia) castor oil castor oil, yellowish oil obtained from the seed of the castor bean. The oil content of ...
fusel oil
(Encyclopedia) fusel oil fusel oil , oily, colorless liquid with a disagreeable odor and taste. It is a mixture of ...
essential oils
(Encyclopedia) essential oils essential oils, volatile oils that occur in plants and in general give to the plants ...
whale oil
(Encyclopedia) whale oil whale oil, oil extracted from the blubber and other parts of certain species of whales. ...
fats and oils
(Encyclopedia) fats and oils fats and oils, group of organic substances that form an important part of the diet ...
tung oil
(Encyclopedia) tung oil tung oil, oil obtained from the seeds of a tropical tree, the tung tree (Aleurites fordii) ...
olive oil
(Encyclopedia) olive oil olive oil, pale yellow to greenish oil obtained from the pulp of olives by separating the ...
sperm oil
(Encyclopedia) sperm oil sperm oil, liquid wax obtained from the sperm whale, or cachalot, and related marine ...
linseed oil
(Encyclopedia) linseed oil linseed oil, amber-colored, fatty oil extracted from the cotyledons and inner coats of ...
oils
(Encyclopedia) oils oils, term commonly used to indicate a variety of greasy, fluid substances that are, in ...
oil beetle
(Encyclopedia) oil beetle: oil beetle: see blister beetle.
crude oil
(Encyclopedia) crude oil: crude oil: see petroleum.

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