fixed oil

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a natural vegetable or animal oil that is nonvolatile, as lard oil, linseed oil, etc.

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fixed oil British  

noun

1. Also called: fatty oil.  a natural animal or vegetable oil that is not volatile: a mixture of esters of fatty acids, usually triglycerides Compare essential oil

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Etymology

Origin of fixed oil

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Dr. J. M. Turner determined in the root a volatile fatty body, a volatile oil, a fixed oil, and a specific resin.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

The kernels yield a fixed oil, and an emulsion made with them is used medicinally.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

By means of calculation applied to the products of these experiments, we find that fixed oil is composed of 21 parts, by weight, of hydrogen combined with 79 parts of charcoal.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine

Nutmeg contains about 2.2 per cent ash, 2.5 to 5 per cent volatile oil, and 25 to 35 per cent fixed oil.

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry

Allspice contains about 2.5 per cent volatile oil, 4 per cent fixed oil, and 4.5 per cent ash.

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry