mineral oil

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mineral oil

  • /ˈmɪn.(ə).ɹəl ɔɪl/ UK
  • /ˈmɪn.ɚ.əl ɔɪl/ US
  • /ˈmɪn.ɹəl ɔɪl/ US

noun mineral oils

  1. countable, uncountable Any mixture of aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons derived from petroleum used for very many applications, but not as a fuel.

    Similar: E905a, petrolatum

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noun mixture

Españolaceite mineral
한국어광물유 gwangmuryu
日本語鉱物油 kōbutsuyu, 鉱油 kōyu
Portuguêsóleo mineral
Ελληνικάορυκτέλαιο oryktélaio
Românăulei mineral

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@misc{mineral_oil_2026,
  title = {mineral oil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mineral%20oil},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}