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1. Oil: An oil is any substance that is in a viscous liquid state ("oily" state) at or slightly above ambient temperatures, and is both hydrophobic (immiscible with water, literally "water fearing") and lipophilic (miscible with other oils, literally "fat loving"). Thus ... [100%] 2023-02-03
2. Oil: In the Bible olive-oil alone is mentioned, although it may be inferred from the expression "shemen zayit" that other oils were known. Oliveoil, like grain and wine, was one of the chief products of Palestine; and at an early ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
3. Oil: An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) and lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. (Viscous water-insoluble liquid) [100%] 2023-12-17 [Oils] [Chemical substances]...
4. Oil: An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) & lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. (Chemistry) [100%] 2023-12-17 [Oils] [Chemical substances]...
5. Oil: OIL oil (shemen; elaion): 1. Terms 2. Production and Storage 3. Uses (1) As a Commodity of Exchange (2) As a Cosmetic (3) As a Medicine (4) As a Food (5) As an Illuminant (6) In Religious Rites (a) Consecration ... [100%] 1915-01-01
6. Oil: An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) and lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. (Viscous water-insoluble liquid) [100%] 2023-12-20 [Oils] [Chemical substances]...
7. Oil drilling: Oil drilling is the commercial activity of drilling for, and exploiting subterranean petroleum or hydrocarbon resources. For decades there has been a federal moratorium on new offshore oil drilling for much of the continental United States. [70%] 2023-02-21 [Industry] [Geology]...
8. Oil refinery: An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where petroleum (crude oil) is transformed and refined into useful products such as gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, asphalt base, fuel oils, heating oil, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas and petroleum ... (Chemistry) [70%] 2023-10-02 [Chemical processes] [Distillation]...
9. Oil Overload: Oil Overload ist eine US-amerikanische Pornofilmreihe, die von „Jules Jordan Video“. produziert wird. [70%] 2023-07-24
10. Oil Barons: Oil Barons is a turn-based business simulation game published by Epyx in 1983 for Apple II, Commodore 64 and MS-DOS compatible operating systems. It fuses a video game and a board game via a 50 X 40 square ... [70%] 2023-04-16 [1983 video games] [Apple II games]...
11. Taçi Oil: Taçi Oil (ganzer Name Taçi Oil International Trading & Supply Company Sh.a.) ist ein in Albanien operierendes Mineralölhandelsunternehmen und zählt zu den landesweit größten dieser Art. Das Unternehmen ist eine Aktiengesellschaft, wie schon das Anhängsel Sh.a. [70%] 2023-04-29
12. Prista Oil: Prista Oil (Bulgarian: Приста Ойл) is a Bulgarian company headquartered in the city of Rousse and mainly engaged in the production of 150 kinds of motor oils and industrial lubricants, as well as their distribution, transport and storage, cleaning petroleum pollution and ... [70%] 2022-10-15 [Oil and gas companies of Bulgaria] [Non-renewable resource companies established in 1993]...
13. Oil purification: Oil purification (transformer, turbine, industrial, etc.) removes oil contaminants in order to prolong oil service life. Contaminants and various impurities get into industrial oils during storage and operation. (Chemistry) [70%] 2023-11-10 [Oils]
14. Castor Oil: Castor Oil, the fixed oil obtained from the seeds of the castor oil plant or Palma Christi, Ricinus communis, belonging to the natural order Euphorbiaceae. ricinus, a tick, from the form and markings of the seed. The plant is a ... [70%] 2022-09-02
15. Oil well: An oil well is a boring in the Earth that is designed to bring petroleum oil hydrocarbons to the surface. Usually some natural gas is released as associated petroleum gas along with the oil. (Engineering) [70%] 2022-11-08 [American inventions] [Drilling technology]...
16. Poppy Oil: Poppy Oil (Oleum papaveris), a vegetable oil obtained by pressure from the minute seeds of the garden or opium poppy, Pa paver somniferum. The white-seeded and black-seeded varieties are both used for oil-pressing; but, when the production ... [70%] 2022-09-02
17. Standard Oil: Standard Oil Co. Inc. [70%] 2023-07-21
18. Oil additive: Oil additives are chemical compounds that improve the lubricant performance of base oil (or oil "base stock"). The manufacturer of many different oils can utilize the same base stock for each formulation and can choose different additives for each specific ... (Chemical compounds that improve the lubricant performance of base oil) [70%] 2023-06-14 [Oil additives] [Corrosion inhibitors]...
19. Ethical Oil: Ethical Oil: The Case for Canada's Oil Sands is a book written by Canadian talk-show host and political activist Ezra Levant, which makes a case for exploiting the Athabasca oil sands and its sister projects in Alberta. Published ... (Book by Ezra Levant) [70%] 2024-01-05 [2010 in the environment] [Canadian political books]...
20. Standard Oil: Standard Oil was a strong American oil corporation, founded by the famous magnate John D. Rockefeller in Cleveland, Ohio. [70%] 2023-08-16 [Business]
21. Oil spill: An oil spill is the unintentional release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment as a result of human activity. Oil can refer to many different materials, including crude oil, refined petroleum products (such as gasoline or diesel fuel ... [70%] 2023-02-04
22. Big Oil: Big Oil is a pejorative term used to describe the major petroleum companies such as ExxonMobil, Chevron-Texaco, BP, Total, ConocoPhillips and Royal Dutch Shell. These are some of the largest corporations in the world, although several other state-owned ... [70%] 2023-02-03 [Political Terms]
23. Oil India: Oil India Limited (OIL) is a central public sector undertaking engaged in the business of exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas, transportation of crude oil and production of liquid petroleum gas. The central public sector undertaking ... (Indian public sector oil and gas company) [70%] 2023-09-29 [Energy companies established in 1959] [Non-renewable resource companies established in 1959]...
24. Humble Oil: La empresa de petróleo y gas Humble Oil and Refining Co. se fundó el 21 de julio 1911. [70%] 2023-10-20
25. Oil spill: An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. The term is usually given to marine oil spills, where oil is ... (Release of petroleum into the environment) [70%] 2023-09-29 [Oil spills] [Technology hazards]...
26. Oil Shale: Oil shale is a class of sedimentary rock (not necessarily shale) that contains significant amounts of Kerogen, a waxy substance from which oil can be obtained through a process called pyrolysis. The worldwide oil reserves contained in oil shale are ... [70%] 2023-02-20 [Geology]
27. Oil immersion: In light microscopy, oil immersion is a technique used to increase the resolving power of a microscope. This is achieved by immersing both the objective lens and the specimen in a transparent oil of high refractive index, thereby increasing the ... (Physics) [70%] 2023-08-31 [Microscopy] [Microscope components]...
28. Arctic Oil: Arctic Oil (ARCO) — сорт российской нефти, добываемый на Приразломном месторождении (Арктика, шельф Печорского моря), которое является первым в России проектом по добыче углеводородных ресурсов шельфа Арктики. Первая партия нефти названного сорта была отгружена 18 апреля 2014 года. [70%] 2023-05-12
29. Oil droplet: Oil droplets are found in the eyes of some animals, being located in the photoreceptor cells. They are especially common in the eyes of diurnal (active during the day) reptiles (e.g. (Medicine) [70%] 2023-10-10 [Human eye anatomy]
30. AED Oil: AED Oil Limited is an oil and gas exploration and development company based in Australia with international assets. The company entered voluntary administration in August 2011. (Australian oil and gas company) [70%] 2023-03-30 [Oil companies of Australia] [Natural gas companies of Australia]...
31. Garlic oil: Garlic oil is the volatile oil derived from garlic. It is usually prepared using steam distillation and can also be produced via distillation using ether. (Chemistry) [70%] 2024-01-03 [Essential oils]
32. Rose oil: Rose oil (rose otto, attar of rose, attar of roses, or rose essence) is the essential oil extracted from the petals of various types of rose. Rose ottos are extracted through steam distillation, while rose absolutes are obtained through solvent ... (Essential oil extracted from rose petals) [70%] 2023-11-17 [Essential oils] [Roses]...
33. Cycle oil: Cycle oil is a light lubricating oil suited for use on bicycles and similar devices. It is a liquid residue produced in the petroleum industry when catalytic cracking is employed to convert heavy hydrocarbon fractions remaining from earlier stages of ... [70%] 2023-11-13 [Petroleum based lubricants] [Oils]...
34. Linseed oil: Linseed oil, also known as flax seed oil, is a yellowish drying oil derived from the dried ripe seeds of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum, Linaceae). It is obtained by pressing, followed by an optional stage of solvent extraction. [70%] 2023-10-02 [Vegetable oils] [Dietary supplements]...
35. Lavender oil: Lavender oil is an essential oil obtained by distillation from the flower spikes of certain species of lavender. There are over 400 types of lavender worldwide with different scents and qualities. (Chemistry) [70%] 2023-10-11 [Essential oils]
36. Fuel oil: Fuel oil is a heating oil derived from petroleum crude oil consisting of hydrocarbons having about 17 to 70 carbon atoms and a boiling range of about 315 to 590 °C (600 to 1100 °F). [70%] 2023-06-27
37. Magnesium oil: Magnesium oil (also referred to as transdermal magnesium, magnesium hexahydrate) is a compound of magnesium chloride dissolved in six molecules of water, with magnesium as the alkaline earth metal and chlorine as the nonmetal. In reality, it is not a ... [70%] 2022-05-20 [Magnesium] [Biology and pharmacology of chemical elements]...
38. Hemp oil: Hemp oil can be extracted from the seed of the hemp plant, which contains between 30-35% oil by weight, which is high in essential fatty acids. The plant can also be pressed for oil. [70%] 2023-03-12 [Cannabis] [Vegetable oils]...
39. Essential oil: An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile (easily evaporated at normal temperatures) chemical compounds from plants. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils, aetheroleum, or simply as the oil of the plant from which ... (Chemistry) [70%] 2022-07-19 [Essential oils]
40. Oil, Olive: OIL, OLIVE See OIL; OLIVE TREE. See OIL; OLIVE TREE. [70%] 1915-01-01
41. Horticultural oil: Horticultural oils or narrow range oils are lightweight oils, either petroleum or vegetable based. They are used in both horticulture and agriculture, where they are applied as a dilute spray on plant surfaces to control insects and mites. (Chemistry) [70%] 2023-11-28 [Oils]
42. Ethical oil: "Ethical oil" is an attempt to re-brand the Athabasca tar sands into more palatable terms, along with the Alberta oil industry in general. The term is used in Canada and was originally coined by right-wing hack Ezra Levant ... [70%] 2023-10-05 [Canada] [Conservative deceit]...
43. Cohune oil: Cohune oil is pressed from the seeds of the cohune palm, which is native to Central and South America. Along with other byproducts of the palm, cohune oil is believed to have been used by cultures in southern Mesoamerica since ... (Chemistry) [70%] 2023-01-10 [Fatty acids]
44. Sunflower oil: Sunflower oil is the non-volatile oil pressed from the seeds of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Sunflower oil is commonly used in food as a frying oil, and in cosmetic formulations as an emollient. (Oil pressed from the seed of Helianthus annuus) [70%] 2023-01-23 [Cosmetics chemicals] [Cooking oils]...
45. Linseed oil: Linseed oil, also known as flaxseed oil or flax oil (in its edible form), is a colourless to yellowish oil obtained from the dried, ripened seeds of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum). The oil is obtained by pressing, sometimes followed ... (Oil obtained from the dried, ripened seeds of the flax plant) [70%] 2023-11-02 [Vegetable oils] [Dietary supplements]...
46. Oil, Anointing: OIL, ANOINTING (shemen hamishchah): This holy oil, the composition of which is described in Exodus 30:22-33, was designed for use in the anointing of the tabernacle, its furniture and vessels, the altar and laver, and the priest, that ... [70%] 1915-01-01