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whale oils

whale oils is the plural of whale oil.

Meaning of whale oil

Noun

whale oil (countable and uncountable, plural whale oils)

  1. Any of various oils and fats extracted from the blubber of whales and used in the manufacture of soap and lubricants (and also formerly as an illuminating oil).

Questions about whale oils

What is whale oils the plural of?
Whale oils is the plural of whale oil.

Words near whale oils in the dictionary

  1. whale fishers
  2. whale lice
  3. whale line
  4. whale louse
  5. whale oil
  6. whale oils
  7. whale on
  8. whale safari
  9. whale safaris
  10. whale shark
  11. whale sharks

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