Definition of oil. Meaning of oil. Synonyms of oil

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Definition of oil

oil
Candlenut Can"dle*nut`, n. 1. The fruit of a euphorbiaceous tree or shrub (Aleurites moluccana), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is used by the natives as a candle. The oil from the nut ( candlenut, or kekune, oil) has many uses. 2. The tree itself.
Oil
Oil Oil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Oiling.] To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil.

Meaning of oil from wikipedia

- rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons...
- oil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oil is any of a number of nonpolar, hydrophobic, and viscous liquids. Oil also often refers to: Cooking oil,...
- Oil! is a novel by Upton Sinclair, first published in 1926–27 and told as a third-person narrative, with only the opening pages written in the first person...
- Petroleum, also known as crude oil or simply oil, is a naturally occurring, yellowish-black liquid chemical mixture found in geological formations, consisting...
- Oil painting is a painting method involving the procedure of painting with pigments combined with a drying oil as the binder. It has been the most common...
- Castor oil is a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans, the seeds of the plant Ricinus communis. The seeds are 40 to 60 percent oil. It is a colourless...
- Standard Oil is the common name for a corporate trust in the petroleum industry that existed from 1882 to 1911. The origins of the trust lay in the operations...
- rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained by pressing whole olives, the fruit of Olea europaea...
- This is a list of countries by oil production (i.e., petroleum production), as compiled from the U.S. Energy Information Administration database for calendar...
- Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against countries that had supported Israel at any point during the...