OIL

Oil

An oil is any neutral, nonpolar chemical substance, that is a viscous liquid at ambient temperatures, and is both hydrophobic and lipophilic . Oils have a high carbon and hydrogen content and are usually flammable and slippery.

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Oil!

Oil! is a novel by Upton Sinclair published in 1927 told as a third person narrative. However, the opening pages are written in second person. The book was written in the context of the Harding administration's Teapot Dome Scandal and takes place in Southern California. It is a social and political satire skewering the human foibles of all its characters.

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oil

Noun

  1. Liquid fat.
  2. Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.
  3. An oil painting.

Verb

  1. To lubricate with oil.
  2. To grease with oil for cooking.


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