oil — vb Oil, grease, lubricate, anoint, cream all mean to smear or treat with an oily, fatty, or greasy substance, but they vary greatly in their implications of the substance used and the purpose for which it is employed and in their idiomatic… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Medicinal clay — German medicinal clay (Luvos Heilerde) consisting of loess, i.e. a mixture of sand, clay, and silt The use of medicinal clay in folk medicine goes back to prehistoric times. The indigenous peoples around the world still use clay widely, which is… … Wikipedia
medicinal — adjective 1 a medicinal substance can cure illness or disease: medicinal properties: Evening primrose oil is thought to have medicinal properties. 2 for medicinal purposes humorous used to say jokingly that you drink alcohol because it is good… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
oil — oilless, adj. oillessness, n. oillike, adj. /oyl/, n. 1. any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming … Universalium
Oil — The vernacular for petroleum, a naturally occurring liquid composed of hydrocarbons, the industrial use of which increased dramatically during the nineteenth century. Much of the exploration and industrial development of uses for oil was done… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
oil of cinnamon — Cassia Cas sia (k[a^]sh [.a]), n. [L. cassia and casia, Gr. kassi a and kasi a; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. qets[=i][=a]h, fr. q[=a]tsa to cut off, to peel off.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oil — Only olive oil seems to have been used among the Hebrews. It was used for many purposes: for anointing the body or the hair (Ex. 29:7; 2 Sam. 14:2; Ps. 23:5; 92:10; 104:15; Luke 7:46); in some of the offerings (Ex. 29:40; Lev. 7:12; Num. 6:15; … Easton's Bible Dictionary
paraffin oil — vazelino aliejus statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Rūkstančia H₂SO₄ ir balinančiosiomis žemėmis išgryninta parafininė alyva. atitikmenys: angl. medicinal oil; paraffin oil; paraffinic oil; vaseline oil; white paraffine oil rus. белое… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
paraffinic oil — vazelino aliejus statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Rūkstančia H₂SO₄ ir balinančiosiomis žemėmis išgryninta parafininė alyva. atitikmenys: angl. medicinal oil; paraffin oil; paraffinic oil; vaseline oil; white paraffine oil rus. белое… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
vaseline oil — vazelino aliejus statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Rūkstančia H₂SO₄ ir balinančiosiomis žemėmis išgryninta parafininė alyva. atitikmenys: angl. medicinal oil; paraffin oil; paraffinic oil; vaseline oil; white paraffine oil rus. белое… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas