#oil  a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
  supertype:  #lipid__lipide__lipoid  any oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
  subtype:  #sassafras_oil__sassafrasoil  oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant
  subtype:  #calamus_oil  carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume
  subtype:  #rape_oil__rapeseed_oil__colza_oil  edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant
  subtype:  #safflower_oil.oil__saffloweroil  oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints
  subtype:  #hydnocarpus_oil  oil from seeds of trees of the genus Hydnocarpus especially Hydnocarpus wightiana (Hydnocarpus laurifolia)
  subtype:  #babassu_oil__babassuoil__babacu_oil  fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil
  subtype:  #cohune-nut_oil__cohune_oil__cohune_fat  semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking and soap making
  subtype:  #expressed_almond_oil__almond_oil__sweet_almond_oil  pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds
  subtype:  #hedeoma_oil__hedeomaoil__pennyroyal_oil  aromatic oil from American pennyroyal
  subtype:  #hyssop_oil  used chiefly in liqueurs
  subtype:  #spike_lavender_oil__spike_oil__spikeoil  pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used in scenting soaps and cosmetics
  subtype:  #pennyroyal_oil  oil from European pennyroyal having a odor like mint; used chiefly in soaps
  subtype:  #croton_oil  viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action
  subtype:  #fuel_oil__heating_oil  a petroleum product used for fuel
     subtype:  #gas_oil__gasoil  an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity
  subtype:  #animal_oil  any oil obtained from animal substances
     subtype:  #drying_oil  an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base
     subtype:  #blubber  an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
     subtype:  #Dippel's_oil__bone_oil  dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol
     subtype:  #bone_oil  the liquid portion of bone fat; used as a lubricant and in leather manufacture
     subtype:  #cod-liver_oil__codliveroil__cod_liver_oil__codliveroil  an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D
        subtype:  #cod_oil__codoil  an inferior cod-liver oil that is used in leather manufacturing
     subtype:  #wool_fat__lanolin__wool_grease  a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
     subtype:  #fish_oil  oil obtained from fish
        subtype:  #tuna_oil  an oil obtained from tuna
     subtype:  #glyceride__acylglycerol  an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils; "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid"
        subtype:  #triglyceride  glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
     subtype:  #goose_grease__goosegrease  grease derived from geese
     subtype:  #halibut-liver_oil__halibutliveroil  a fatty oil from halibut livers that is used as a source of vitamin A
     subtype:  #lard_oil  oil consisting chiefly of olein that is expressed from lard and used especially as a lubricant, cutting oil or illuminant
     subtype:  #menhaden_oil  a fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in paint and ink and in treating leather
     subtype:  #neat's-foot_oil  a pale yellow oil made from the feet and legs of cattle; used as a dressing for leather
     subtype:  #oleo_oil  obtained from beef fat; used in making margarine and soap and in lubrication
     subtype:  #porpoise_oil  a yellow fatty oil obtained from porpoises and used as a fine lubricant
     subtype:  #dolphin_oil__dolphinoil  an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricant
     subtype:  #salmon_oil  a fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon; used in making soap and dressing leather
     subtype:  #sardine_oil__sardineoil  oil obtained from sardines and used chiefly as a lubricant and in soap
     subtype:  #seal_oil  a pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal blubber; used in making soap and dressing leather and as a lubricant
     subtype:  #shark_oil__shark-liver_oil  a fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharks; used for dressing leather and as a source of vitamin A
     subtype:  #sperm_oil  an animal oil found in the blubber of the sperm whale
     subtype:  #tallow  obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants
        subtype:  #beef_tallow  tallow obtained from a bovine animal
        subtype:  #dubbin  tallow mixed with oil; used to make leather soft and waterproof
        subtype:  #mutton_tallow  tallow from the body of a mature sheep
     subtype:  #tallow_oil  an animal oil obtained by pressing tallow; used as a lubricant
     subtype:  #whale_oil__train_oil  a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant
     subtype:  #wool_oil  any oil used to oil wool before spinning
  subtype:  #camphor_oil  oil distilled from camphor resin
  subtype:  #grease__lubricating_oil  a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
     subtype:  #axle_grease  a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles
  subtype:  #essential_oil__essentialoil__volatile_oil  a volatile oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings
     subtype:  #ilang-ilang  oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree; used in perfumery
     subtype:  #bitter_almond_oil  pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal
     subtype:  #attar__athar  essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
        subtype:  #attar_of_roses__rose_oil  a volatile fragrant oil obtained from fresh roses by steam distillation
     subtype:  #clove_oil__oil_of_cloves  essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor medicines
     subtype:  #costus_oil  a yellow volatile essential oil obtained from costusroot; used in perfumes
     subtype:  #eucalyptus_oil  an essential oil obtained from the leaves of eucalypts
     subtype:  #spirit_of_turpentine__turpentine__oil_of_turpentine__turps__turp  volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
     subtype:  #wormwood_oil__absinthe_oil  a dark bitter oil obtained obtained from wormwood leaves; flavors absinthe liqueurs
     subtype:  #linalool  a colorless fragrant liquid found in many essential oils
  subtype:  #mineral_oil  a distillate of petroleum (especially one used medicinally as a laxative or stool softener)
  subtype:  #motor_oil  oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor
  subtype:  #fixed_oil__fatty_oil__fattyoil  nonvolatile animal or plant oil
  subtype:  #fusel_oil  a mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquors
  subtype:  #stand_oil__standoil  a thick oil comprised of linseed, tung, or soya oils which have been heated to over 300 C
  subtype:  #neroli_oil  an odoriferous yellow oil found in orange flowers and used in perfumery and as a flavoring
  subtype:  #tall_oil  an oil derived from wood pulp and used in making soaps or lubricants
  subtype:  #petroleum__crude_oil__crudeoil__crude__coal_oil__rock_oil__fossil_oil  a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
  subtype:  #shale_oil__shaleoil  oil extracted from oil shale by heating
  subtype:  #linseed_oil__linseedoil__flaxseed_oil  a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints
  subtype:  #tung_oil__Chinese_wood_oil  a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree
  subtype:  #chaulmoogra_oil__chaulmoograoil  an oil from chaulmoogra trees; used in treatment of skin diseases and leprosy

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