Definitions for oilɔɪl

oilɔɪl(n.)

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.
Category: Chemistry
a substance of this or similar consistency.
Category: Chemistry
refined or crude petroleum.
Category: Chemistry
Category: Fine Arts
Ref: oil color.; oil painting.
unctuous hypocrisy; flattery.
Category: Informal
an oilskin garment.
(v.t.)to smear, lubricate, or supply with oil.
to bribe.
to convert into oil by melting, as butter.

1125–75; ME olie, oile < OF < L oleum, olīvum (olive) oil <*oleivum

oil(noun)
a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
oil, oil color, oil colour(noun)
oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist
petroleum, crude oil, crude, rock oil, fossil oil, oil(noun)
a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
vegetable oil, oil(verb)
any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants
oil(verb)
cover with oil, as if by rubbing
"oil the wooden surface"
anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate(verb)
administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

oil(noun)ˈɔɪl
a thick liquid substance taken from plants or animals and used in cooking
olive/sunflower oil
oilˈɔɪl
a thick black liquid taken from under the ground
a Texas oil well; The car needs more oil.
oil(verb)ˈɔɪl
to put oil on sth
He was oiling his brakes.

Origin: oile, from olie, from oleum , from ἔλαιον, from ἐλαία. More at olive. Supplanted æle, also from Latin.

Oil
An oil is any neutral, nonpolar chemical substance, that is a viscous liquid at ambient temperatures, and is immiscible with water but soluble in alcohols or ethers. Oils have a high carbon and hydrogen content and are usually flammable and slippery. Oils may be animal, vegetable, or petrochemical in origin, and may be volatile or non-volatile.