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light oil

light oil noun: the oily product, lighter than water, forming the chief fraction of the first distillate of coal tar, and consisting largely of benzene and toluene.

Noun

light oil (uncountable)

  1. The oily product, lighter than water, forming the chief fraction of the first distillate of coal tar, and consisting largely of benzene and toluene.
  2. Any of various types of low-viscosity lubricating oil. Sometimes named for principal uses (e.g., spindle oil, sewing machine oil).

light oil meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

light oil in Tamil

இலேசான எண்ணெய், குறை செறிவு எண்ணெய்

light oil in Vietnamese

oily product
dầu nhẹ

Questions about light oil

What does light oil mean?
Light oil means the oily product, lighter than water, forming the chief fraction of the first distillate of coal tar, and consisting largely of benzene and toluene.
What is light oil in Tamil?
Light oil in Tamil is இலேசான எண்ணெய், குறை செறிவு எண்ணெய். See Light oil meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is light oil?
Light oil is a noun.

Words near light oil in the dictionary

  1. light o' love
  2. light of nature
  3. light of one's eye
  4. light of one's life
  5. light off
  6. light oil
  7. light on
  8. light on one's feet
  9. light on the hill
  10. light one's hair on fire
  11. light opera

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