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Meanings of mineral oil in English

Russian
нефтяные масла
Portuguese
óleo mineral
Catalan
oli mineral
Spanish
aceite mineral

Liquid mixture of higher alkanes from a mineral source, particularly a distillate of petroleum.

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нефтяные масла

Substance used as an ingredient in diverse contexts.

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Examples for "paraffin oil"
Examples for "paraffin oil"
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Inside it lacked a modern heating system, the occupants preferring paraffin oil.
The Irish Times
2
There was an odor of rancid butter, spilled wine, and paraffin oil.
Serge Panine — Volume 02
3
The action is very much the same as in the paraffin oil lamp.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888
4
What is the selling price of paraffin oil at your store?-2s.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
5
Where do you get your paraffin oil?-From Young's Paraffin Light Co.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
1
Some of its white mineral oils are sprayed on gummy bear candy to make it shiny and prevent sticking.
Reuters

Oil which derives from petroleum and is made up of hydrocarbons.

Usage of mineral oil in English
1
But there are no European regulations on mineral oil hydrocarbons in food.
Reuters
2
Still, it touts a formula free of paraben and mineral oil.
NY Magazine
3
The little weed that smells like mineral oil- Idon'tknow what it's called.
A monster's notes
4
There's cetearyl alcohol, derived from coconut and palm oil, and mineral oil from petroleum.
Wired
5
The Nujol Co. put out mineral oil smelling like cookies.
The new yorker
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Petrolatum and emulsifying wax, meanwhile, have a smoothing effect, and mineral oil prevents water loss.
NY Magazine
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This drug was dissolved in mineral oil and the control group received only mineral oil intraperitoneally.
Pubmed
8
I knew that, before the day of mineral oil-kerosene-peopleusedwhale oil almost altogether for lamps.
Swept Out to Sea / Or, Clint Webb Among the Whalers
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High-resolution CT findings of lipoid pneumonia in children taking mineral oil for constipation have been rarely reported.
Pubmed
10
Our mothers used mineral oil, petroleum and beeswax on our once thick, lush tresses and we survived.
Ebony
11
Mere mentioning of sulfates, mineral oil, petroleum, alcohol or parabens will get you a thirty minute lecture.
Ebony
12
I bathed his body in mineral oil.
Rage of angels
13
It seemed to be of a slimy consistency, as if it had been made of mineral oil.
Michael Strogoff; Or, The Courier of the Czar
14
A flask of essence of turpentine, a flask of mineral oil nearly empty, and a third flask, empty.
Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
15
By killing so many whales, then turning to carbon-emitting mineral oil, humans created a double-whammy for climate change.
The Guardian
16
Objective: To evaluate the high-resolution CT findings in 17 children with exogenous lipoid pneumonia following aspiration of mineral oil.
Pubmed
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Translations for mineral oil
Portuguese
óleo mineral
Mineral oil through the time
Mineral oil across language varieties
United States of America
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