| oil painting |
a painting executed in oil colors. [2 definitions] |
| oil shale |
shale containing hydrocarbons that yield petroleum. |
| oil slick |
a film of oil floating on water. |
| oil well |
a well from which petroleum is drawn or pumped. |
| olive oil |
oil pressed from ripe olives, used esp. in cooking. |
| palm oil |
a yellow oil obtained from the fruit of various palms, used in making soaps, candles, cosmetics, and in some food products, such as chocolate. |
| rose oil |
an essential oil obtained from roses; attar of roses. |
| rosin oil |
a viscous, brownish, odorless oil obtained by fractional distillation of rosin and used in lubricants, electrical insulation, and inks. |
| shale oil |
oil obtained from the distillation of bituminous shale. |
| snake oil |
any preparation that has no real medicinal value and is fraudulently sold as a cure for many ills. |
| sperm oil |
a lubricating oil that is obtained from sperm whales. |
| tung oil |
a fast-drying oil derived from the seeds of the tung tree and used in paints, varnishes, and the like. |
| vegetable oil |
any of various liquid fats derived from the seeds, fruit, or leaves of plants. |