oil

  • 51oil — [[t]ɔɪl[/t]] n. 1) chem. any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water 2) chem. a substance of this or similar consistency 3) chem.… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 52oil — масляный oil vesicle масляная железка oil cooling масляное охлаждение oil heater масляный нагреватель oil switch масляный выключатель oil varnish масляный лак; олифа …

    English-Russian travelling dictionary

  • 53oil — [12] Around the Mediterranean in ancient times the only sort of oil encountered was that produced by pressing olives, and so ‘oil’ was named after the olive. The Greek word for ‘olive’ was elaíā, and from it was derived elaíon ‘olive oil’. This… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 54oil —    See ink, linseed oil, machine oil, oil gilding, oil paint, oilstone, paraffin, and wax …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 55oil — nafta statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Žemės plutoje susidaręs degus aliejaus konsistencijos (paprastai tamsios spalvos, savito kvapo) skystis. Sudarytas iš įvairių angliavandenilių, deguonies, sieros ir azoto junginių. Iš… …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 56oil — [12] Around the Mediterranean in ancient times the only sort of oil encountered was that produced by pressing olives, and so ‘oil’ was named after the olive. The Greek word for ‘olive’ was elaíā, and from it was derived elaíon ‘olive oil’. This… …

    Word origins

  • 57oíl — {{#}}{{LM O27934}}{{〓}} {{[}}oíl{{]}} ‹o·íl› → {{↑}}lengua de oíl{{↓}}. {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}} Del francés antiguo oïl (sí) …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 58oil it — tv. to study all night. (Literally, burn the midnight oil.) □ I have a test tomorrow, and I really have to oil it tonight. □ If you studied all semester long, you would still have to oil it before final exams …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 59OÏL — n. m. Ancienne forme du mot Oui. Elle n’est plus employée que dans cette locution, La langue d’oïl, ainsi appelée parce que Oui se disait Oïl , au nord de la Loire, et par opposition à la langue d’oc, qui se parlait au sud de la Loire …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 60oil — fish oil is any oil obtained from fishes, usually from the liver, but in fatty fishes from the body, or from fish wastes. Used in fish feeds, edible fats, soaps, paints, leather work and making linoleum …

    Dictionary of ichthyology