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oil of brick

oil of brick noun: an empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature; formerly used in medicine and by lapidaries.

Noun

oil of brick (uncountable)

  1. An empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature; formerly used in medicine and by lapidaries.

Questions about oil of brick

What does oil of brick mean?
Oil of brick means an empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature; formerly used in medicine and by lapidaries.
What part of speech is oil of brick?
Oil of brick is a noun.

Words near oil of brick in the dictionary

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  2. oil lamp
  3. oil lamps
  4. oil mill
  5. oil mills
  6. oil of brick
  7. oil of bricks
  8. oil of lemon eucalyptus
  9. oil of mirbane
  10. oil of myrbane
  11. oil of olives

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