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valve oil

valve oil noun: a liquid used to lubricate valves in brass instruments.

Noun

valve oil (countable and uncountable, plural valve oils)

  1. A liquid used to lubricate valves in brass instruments.

Forms of valve oil

pluralvalve oils

Questions about valve oil

What does valve oil mean?
Valve oil means a liquid used to lubricate valves in brass instruments.
What part of speech is valve oil?
Valve oil is a noun.
What is the plural of valve oil?
The plural of valve oil is valve oils.

Words near valve oil in the dictionary

  1. valve gear
  2. valve gears
  3. valve of Kerckring
  4. valve of Thebesius
  5. valve of Varolius
  6. valve oil
  7. valve oils
  8. valve snail
  9. valve snails
  10. valve timing
  11. valve train

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