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sassafras oil
oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant
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calamus oil
carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume
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mustard oil
oil obtained from mustard seeds and used in making soap
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colza oil, rape oil, rapeseed oil
edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant
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safflower oil
oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints
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hydnocarpus oil
oil from seeds of trees of the genus Hydnocarpus especially Hydnocarpus wightiana (Hydnocarpus laurifolia)
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babacu oil, babassu oil
fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil
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cohune fat, cohune oil, cohune-nut oil
semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking and soap making
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almond oil, expressed almond oil, sweet almond oil
pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds
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hedeoma oil, pennyroyal oil
aromatic oil from American pennyroyal
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hyssop oil
used chiefly in liqueurs
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spike lavender oil, spike oil
pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used in scenting soaps and cosmetics
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pennyroyal oil
oil from European pennyroyal having an odor like mint; used chiefly in soaps
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croton oil
viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action
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fuel oil, heating oil
a petroleum product used for fuel
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animal oil
any oil obtained from animal substances
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camphor oil
oil distilled from camphor resin
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grease, lubricating oil
a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
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essential oil, volatile oil
an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings
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mineral oil
a distillate of petroleum (especially one used medicinally as a laxative or stool softener)
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motor oil
oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor
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fatty oil, fixed oil
nonvolatile animal or plant oil
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fusel oil
a mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquors
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stand oil
a thick oil comprised of linseed, tung, or soya oils which have been heated to over 300 C
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neroli oil
an odoriferous yellow oil found in orange flowers and used in perfumery and as a flavoring
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tall oil
an oil derived from wood pulp and used in making soaps or lubricants
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crude, crude oil, fossil oil, petroleum, rock oil
a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
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shale oil
oil extracted from oil shale by heating
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flaxseed oil, linseed oil
a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints
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Chinese wood oil, tung oil
a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree
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chaulmoogra oil
an oil from chaulmoogra trees; used in treatment of skin diseases and leprosy
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lemon grass, lemongrass, lemongrass oil
an aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines
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ilang-ilang
oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree; used in perfumery
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bitter almond oil
pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal
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drying oil
an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base
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axle grease
a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles
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blubber
an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
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Dippel's oil, bone oil
dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol
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bone oil
the liquid portion of bone fat; used as a lubricant and in leather manufacture
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cod liver oil, cod-liver oil
an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D
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lanolin, wool fat, wool grease
a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
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fish oil, fish-liver oil
a fatty oil obtained from the livers of various fish
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acylglycerol, glyceride
an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
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goose grease
grease derived from geese
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atar, athar, attar, ottar
essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
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clove oil, oil of cloves
essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor medicines
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costus oil
a yellow volatile essential oil obtained from costusroot; used in perfumes
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eucalyptus oil
an essential oil obtained from the leaves of eucalypts
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oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turpentine, turps
volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
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absinthe oil, wormwood oil
a dark bitter oil obtained from wormwood leaves; flavors absinthe liqueurs
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linalool
a colorless fragrant liquid found in many essential oils
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halibut-liver oil
a fatty oil from halibut livers that is used as a source of vitamin A
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lard oil
oil consisting chiefly of olein that is expressed from lard and used especially as a lubricant, cutting oil or illuminant
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menhaden oil
a fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in paint and ink and in treating leather
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neat's-foot oil
a pale yellow oil made from the feet and legs of cattle; used as a dressing for leather
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gas oil
an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity
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oleo oil
obtained from beef fat; used in making margarine and soap and in lubrication
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resid, residual oil
oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled
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porpoise oil
a yellow fatty oil obtained from porpoises and used as a fine lubricant
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dolphin oil
an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricant
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salmon oil
a fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon; used in making soap and dressing leather
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sardine oil
oil obtained from sardines and used chiefly as a lubricant and in soap
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seal oil
a pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal blubber; used in making soap and dressing leather and as a lubricant
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shark oil, shark-liver oil
a fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharks; used for dressing leather and as a source of vitamin A
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sperm oil
an animal oil found in the blubber of the sperm whale
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tallow
obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants
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tallow oil
an animal oil obtained by pressing tallow; used as a lubricant
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train oil, whale oil
a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant
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wool oil
any oil used to oil wool before spinning