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mineral oil
noun
- a colorless, oily, almost tasteless, water-insoluble liquid, usually of either a standard light density light mineral oil or a standard heavy density heavy mineral oil, consisting of mixtures of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum by distillation: used chiefly as a lubricant, in the manufacture of cosmetics, and in medicine as a laxative.
mineral oil
noun
- any oil of mineral origin, esp petroleum
- a colourless almost tasteless oily liquid obtained by petroleum distillation and used as a laxative Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)liquid paraffin
mineral oil
- A colorless, odorless, tasteless oil distilled from petroleum. It is used as a lubricant and, in medicine, as a laxative.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mineral oil1
First recorded in 1795–1805
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Example Sentences
Suspend a shelf, breadbox or rack with wire around which is tied a piece of cotton cloth, saturated with a mineral oil.
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This mineral oil also occurs in several of the lower tributaries of the Alleghany River, within the coal district.
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The heat is so great that only a special high grade mineral oil will do.
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They are then struck and oiled with heavy mineral oil and dried for stuffing.
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Another source of mineral oil is shale, such as is to be found in vast deposits in the south-east of Scotland.
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