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

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fixed oil

Ginger contains from 3.6 to 7.5 per cent of ash, from 1.5 to 3 per cent of volatile oil, and from 3 to 5.5 per cent of fixed oil.

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry

The Mistletoe contains mucilage, sugar, a fixed oil, resin, an odorous principle, some tannin, and various salts.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

There is also a fixed oil in the seeds.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

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 seeds yield a fixed oil on expression, which is laxative and relieves the pains of colic, probably by virtue of its narcotic properties.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers