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World Encyclopedia
General term to describe a variety of substances whose chief shared properties are viscosity at ordinary temperatures, a density less
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Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2 ed.)
any neutral, flammable substance that is liquid at room temperature and is characteristically soluble in relatively nonpolar solvents but only
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)
used in several phrases relating to oil as a smooth and viscous liquid.
oil and water taken as a type of two elements, factors, or people that do not agree or blend together....
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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
1 a viscous liquid derived from petroleum, especially for use as a fuel or lubricant.
2 petroleum.
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