thick oil
31Oil spill — Spill Spill, n. [[root]170. Cf. {Spell} a splinter.] 1. A bit of wood split off; a splinter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. A slender piece of anything. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a… …
32Oil and gas formation — is a thick mass of interstratified rocks of regional or areal occurrence, comprising oil and (or) gas layers. The oil and gas formation capacity amounts to hundreds of meters, in rare occasions it may be more. Oil and gas formations are named… …
33oil sludge — A thick deposit in the oil pan and elsewhere, of dirt and the products of combustion, partial combustion and oxidation of the oil (e.g. carbon particles, unburned hydrocarbons and oxides) …
34Oil of cade — Cade Cade, n. [F. & Pr.; LL. cada.] A species of juniper ({Juniperus Oxycedrus}) of Mediterranean countries. [1913 Webster] {Oil of cade}, a thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by destructive distillation of the inner wood of the cade. It is… …
35ˈoil ˌpaint — noun [C/U] a thick paint used by artists, that contains oil …
36Exxon Valdez oil spill — The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989. It is considered one of the most devastating man made environmental disasters ever to occur at sea. As significant as the Exxon Valdez spill was, it ranks… …
37bone oil — noun 1. the liquid portion of bone fat; used as a lubricant and in leather manufacture • Hypernyms: ↑animal oil • Part Holonyms: ↑bone fat 2. dark colored ill smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in… …
38summer oil — noun 1. : an oil that solidifies partly or wholly in cold weather: as a. : cottonseed oil from which the stearin has not been removed b. : a heavy mineral lubricating oil 2. : any of several highly refined oils used as foliage sprays to control… …
39castor oil — n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from castor substance obtained from part of a beaver s body, used in medicines and perfumes (16 19 centuries), from castor beaver (14 19 centuries), from Latin, from Greek kastor; because castor oil was… …
40rape oil — n. a thick oil extracted from rapeseed, used as a lubricant, illuminant, etc.: also rapeseed oil …
