fatty oil
71volatile oil — n an oil that vaporizes readily esp ESSENTIAL OIL compare FATTY OIL * * * an oil that evaporates readily; such oils are usually found in aromatic plants, to which they give odor and other characteristics. Most consist of a mixture of two or more… …
72babacu oil — noun fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil • Syn: ↑babassu oil • Hypernyms: ↑oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑babassu nut * * * noun see babassu oil …
73expressed almond oil — noun pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds • Syn: ↑almond oil, ↑sweet almond oil • Hypernyms: ↑oil * * * noun : almond oil 1a …
74sweet almond oil — noun pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds • Syn: ↑almond oil, ↑expressed almond oil • Hypernyms: ↑oil * * * noun : almond oil 1a …
75tea-seed oil — noun : a fatty oil resembling olive oil obtained from the seeds of the sasanqua and used chiefly as an edible oil, as a hair oil, and in soap called also tea oil …
76drying oil — any of a group of oily, organic liquids occurring naturally, as linseed, soybean, or dehydrated castor oil, or synthesized, that when applied as a thin coating absorb atmospheric oxygen, forming a tough, elastic layer. [1860 65] * * * ▪ chemical… …
77fixed oil — Chem. a natural vegetable or animal oil that is nonvolatile, as lard oil, linseed oil, etc. Also called fatty oil. [1790 1800] * * * …
78neat's-foot oil — /neets foot / a pale yellow fixed oil made by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly as a dressing for leather. [1570 80] * * * ▪ lubricant pale yellow fatty oil made by boiling the feet (excluding hooves), skin, and… …
79cottonseed oil — The refined fixed oil obtained from the seed of cultivated plants of various varieties of Gossypium hirsutum or of other species of Gossypium (family Malvaceae); a solvent. * * * cot·ton·seed oil kät ən .sēd n a fatty oil that is obtained from… …
80coconut oil — n a nearly colorless fatty oil or white semisolid fat extracted from fresh coconuts and used esp. in making soaps and food products * * * the fixed oil obtained by expression or extraction from the kernels of seeds of Cocos nucifera; used as an… …
