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fixed oil

noun

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



fixed oil

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fixed oil1

First recorded in 1790–1800
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Example Sentences

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The South American country fixed oil prices previously until around 2016 to shield local firms from fluctuating prices.

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The authors say that technology used by fixed oil rigs could be adapted for the dam.

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“For the economy to gain its strength, it also depends on the fixed oil prices from the world market.”

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Almond oil, fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds.

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If it is long boiled it becomes a granular, friable solid, yielding upon expression, a yellow, insipid, fixed oil.

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