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mineral oil
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mineral oil
n.
1. Any of various light hydrocarbon oils, especially a distillate of petroleum.
2. A refined distillate of petroleum, used as a laxative.
mineral oil
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) Brit any oil of mineral origin, esp petroleum
2. a US and Canadian name for liquid paraffin
mineral oil
A colorless, odorless, tasteless oil distilled from petroleum. It is used as a lubricant and, in medicine, as a laxative.
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Noun1.mineral oil - a distillate of petroleum (especially one used medicinally as a laxative or stool softener)mineral oil - a distillate of petroleum (especially one used medicinally as a laxative or stool softener)
oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
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2) Mineral oils are used as cheap substitutes for natural moisturizing oils.
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Mineral oils are simply refined from crude oil and mixed with additives, whereas synthetic oils are man-made in laboratories, their molecules are almost all identical in size and characteristics, which guarantees better performance.
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Refrigeration systems using sulfur dioxide did not suffer from copper plating even though the removed mineral oils were dark green in color due to dissolved copper (McGovern 1939).
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