mineral oiln.
/ˈmɪn(ə)rəl ɔɪl/, /ˈmɪn(ə)rl̩ ɔɪl/, U.S. /ˈmɪn(ə)r(ə)l ˌɔɪl/ Petroleum; (also) a distillation product of petroleum, esp. one used as a lubricant, moisturizer, or laxative.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > mineral oil > [noun]
petroleum1526
oil of petre1528
petrol1540
oil of saltpetre1685
earth-oil1732
white oil1763
mineral oil1771
coal oil1784
petroleum oil1799
crude oil1865
petroleum spirit1868
petroleum coke1881
crude1904
black gold1910
marker crude1974
benchmark crude1975
the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > hydrocarbon minerals > [noun] > oil > petroleum
petroleum1526
oil of petre1528
petrol1540
green oil1607
oil of saltpetre1685
mineral oil1771
coal oil1883
1771 Encycl. Brit. II. 93 Of Mineral Oils. In the bowels of the earth we find but one sort of oil, called petroleum.
1805 R. Jameson Syst. Mineral. II. 44 Fossil or Mineral Oil.
1880 Spons' Encycl. Manuf. I. 586 The crude solid product separated from the light and heavy oils by the mineral oil refiners.
1939 Fortune Oct. 129/2 We are now going to produce benzine and mineral oil out of German coal.
1990 Lifestyle Summer 44/1 In Britain, tests..cover more than a dozen aspects of water quality, including alkalinity, colour, transparency and the presence of mineral oils.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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