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

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fixed oil

It yields a fixed oil, an excellent sample of which was sent by the Manila pharmacist D. A. del Rosario to the Paris Exposition of 1889.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas

The seeds or berries contain nearly 60 per cent. of a fragrant, fixed oil, which is used for burning as well as for medicinal purposes, being considered a cure for the itch.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by P. L. Simmonds

They contain a bland fixed oil, consisting chiefly of olein.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

The expressed seeds yield a fixed oil, which is irritating and in my opinion should not be used internally.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas

A Manila pharmacist, D. Rosendo García, has obtained a good quality of the fixed oil of this plant.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas