mineral oil
/ˈmɪn.(ə).ɹəl ɔɪl//ˈmɪn.ɚ.əl ɔɪl/
mineral oil noun: any mixture of aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons derived from petroleum used for very many applications, but not as a fuel.

Noun
mineral oil (countable and uncountable, plural mineral oils)
mineral oil meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Thai
mineral oil in Tamil
- கனிம எண்ணெய், கனிப்பொருளெண்ணெய், கனிப்பொருணெய், சுரங்க எண்ணெய்
mineral oil in Kannada
- ಖನಿಜತೈಲ, ಪೆಟ್ರೋಲಿಯಂ ಯಾ ಪೆಟ್ರೋಲಿಯಂ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನಗಳು
mineral oil in Thai
- mixture
- น้ำมันแร่ náam-man-rɛ̂ɛ
Synonyms of mineral oil
- E905a
- petrolatum
Forms of mineral oil
| plural | mineral oils |
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Questions about mineral oil
- What does mineral oil mean?
- Mineral oil means any mixture of aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons derived from petroleum used for very many applications, but not as a fuel.
- What is mineral oil in Tamil?
- Mineral oil in Tamil is கனிம எண்ணெய், கனிப்பொருளெண்ணெய், கனிப்பொருணெய். See Mineral oil meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mineral oil?
- Mineral oil is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mineral oil?
- Mineral oil is pronounced /ˈmɪn.(ə).ɹəl ɔɪl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mineral oil?
- The plural of mineral oil is mineral oils.
Words near mineral oil in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mineral oil (page history and authors); mineral oil (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mineral oil (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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