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41Oil — Kurdistan possesses some of the largest oil reserves in the world. Kirkuk, long a bone of contention between the Iraqi Kurds and the Iraqi government, holds by far the most productive resources in northern Iraq, which largely explains why the… …
42oíl — (Del fr. ant. o, partícula afirmativa, + il , pron. pers.) ► adverbio LINGÜÍSTICA Voz con la que se distingue al conjunto de dialectos románicos hablados en el norte de Francia y áreas de influencia, muy afines al francés. * * * oíl (del fr.… …
43oil — {{11}}oil (n.) late 12c., olive oil, from Anglo Fr. and O.N.Fr. olie, from O.Fr. oile (12c., Mod.Fr. huile), from L. oleum oil, olive oil (source of Sp., It. olio), from Gk. elaion olive tree, from elaia (see OLIVE (Cf. olive)). O.E. æle, Du …
44Oil — Russia is the largest producer of oil outside of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and currently the secondlargest producer after Saudi Arabia. Recent declines in Saudi production contrasted with steady gains in… …
45oil*/*/*/ — [ɔɪl] noun I 1) [U] a thick dark smooth liquid used for making petrol and other fuels The house is heated with oil.[/ex] oil prices/companies[/ex] 2) [C/U] a thick smooth liquid, used in cooking and medicines Cook the chicken in oil.[/ex]… …
46Oïl — Verbreitungsgebiet der Langues d oïl Als Langues d’oïl (Oïl Sprachen) wird eine Gruppe romanischer Sprachen, genauer gesagt galloromanischer Sprachen bezeichnet, die auch als Dialekte angesehen werden. Der Name leitet sich von der im Mittelalter… …
47oil — An inflammable liquid, of fatty consistency and unctuous feel, which is insoluble in water, soluble or insoluble in alcohol, and freely soluble in ether. Oils are variously classified as animal …
48oil — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English oile, from Anglo French, from Latin oleum olive oil, from Greek elaion, from elaia olive Date: 13th century 1. a. any of numerous unctuous combustible substances that are liquid or can be …
49Oil — From the final decades of the 19th century to the end of World War I, the petroleum needs of the Habsburg Empire were supplied by oil fields that had been opened during the 1850s in Austrian Galicia, today in Poland. Cut rate imports, largely… …
50oil — noun 1》 a viscous liquid derived from petroleum, used especially as a fuel or lubricant. ↘petroleum. 2》 any of various viscous liquids which are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents and are obtained from animals or plants. 3》… …
