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oilproof

oilproof adjective: resistant to oil.

Adjective

oilproof (comparative more oilproof, superlative most oilproof)

  1. Resistant to oil.

Verb

oilproof (third-person singular simple present oilproofs, present participle oilproofing, simple past and past participle oilproofed)

  1. (transitive) To make resistant to oil.

Forms of oilproof

Adjective
comparativemore oilproof
superlativemost oilproof
Verb
third-person singular presentoilproofs
present participleoilproofing
past participleoilproofed
pastoilproofed

Origin of oilproof

From oil + -proof.

Questions about oilproof

What does oilproof mean?
Oilproof means resistant to oil.
What part of speech is oilproof?
Oilproof can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near oilproof in the dictionary

  1. oilpatch
  2. oilpatches
  3. oilpresser
  4. oilpressers
  5. oilpressing
  6. oilproof
  7. oilproofed
  8. oilproofing
  9. oilproofs
  10. oilrig
  11. oilrigs

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