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Definition of Oil
Oil

Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily consistency; as, oil of vitriol.

To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil.

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Oil Quotations

Iraq is not about oil.
Bobby Ray Inman

Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.
J. Paul Getty

Moderation of oil prices would be very, very welcome. But overall I think we are in a position of stable growth, sustainable growth, and basically with inflation in check.
John W. Snow

There is no free market in oil.
Peter DeFazio

The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun.
Ralph Nader

Oil Translations

oil in Afrikaans is olie
oil in Danish is olie
oil in Dutch is olie
oil in French is huile
oil in Italian is oleato
oil in Norwegian is olje
oil in Spanish is aceite, el aceite

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