fatty oil
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fatty oil
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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The factories dehydrate the larvae to make an animal feed or extract a fatty oil, which has a range of uses from cosmetics to biodiesel.
From Nature ● Sep. 12, 2017
The oils used for the lubrication of spinning and weaving machinery should contain a fair proportion of some fatty oil, such as olive or rape or cocoanut oil.
From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin
Sometimes fatty oil or watery sap is found in swollen hyphal ends, or such tubes contain coloured sap.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
The tissue of the seeds contains a fatty oil, with resin, mucilage and gum, malates and albuminous matter; and in the pericarp there is much tannin.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
An essential oil is distinguished from a fatty oil by its characteristic odour, and by being slightly soluble in water and more volatile.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
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