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Oil \Oil\ (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum; akin to Gr. [?]. Cf. {Olive}.] Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily consistency; as, oil of vitriol. Note: The mineral oils are varieties of petroleum. See {Petroleum}. The vegetable oils are of two classes, {essential oils} (see under {Essential}), and {natural oils} which in general resemble the animal oils and fats. Most of the natural oils and the animal oils and fats consist of ethereal salts of glycerin, with a large number of organic acids, principally stearic, oleic, and palmitic, forming respectively stearin, olein, and palmitin. Stearin and palmitin prevail in the solid oils and fats, and olein in the liquid oils. Mutton tallow, beef tallow, and lard are rich in stearin, human fat and palm oil in palmitin, and sperm and cod-liver oils in olein. In making soaps, the acids leave the glycerin and unite with the soda or potash. {Animal oil}, {Bone oil}, {Dipple's oil}, etc. (Old Chem.), a complex oil obtained by the distillation of animal substances, as bones. See {Bone oil}, under {Bone}. {Drying oils}, {Essential oils}. (Chem.) See under {Drying}, and {Essential}. {Ethereal oil of wine}, {Heavy oil of wine}. (Chem.) See under {Ethereal}. {Fixed oil}. (Chem.) See under {Fixed}. {Oil bag} (Zo[94]l.), a bag, cyst, or gland in animals, containing oil. {Oil beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle of the genus {Meloe} and allied genera. When disturbed they emit from the joints of the legs a yellowish oily liquor. Some species possess vesicating properties, and are used instead of cantharides. {Oil box}, [or] {Oil cellar} (Mach.), a fixed box or reservoir, for lubricating a bearing; esp., the box for oil beneath the journal of a railway-car axle. {Oil cake}. See under {Cake}. {Oil cock}, a stopcock connected with an oil cup. See {Oil cup}. {Oil color}. (a) A paint made by grinding a coloring substance in oil. (b) Such paints, taken in a general sense. | |
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Almond \Alm"ond\ ([aum]"m[ucr]nd), n. [OE. almande, almaunde, alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh: cf. Sp. almendra. Cf. {Amygdalate}.] 1. The fruit of the almond tree. Note: The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thin-shelled, thick-shelled almonds, and Jordan almonds, are the products of different varieties of the one species, {Amygdalus communis}, a native of the Mediterranean region and western Asia. 2. The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree. 3. Anything shaped like an almond. Specifically: (Anat.) One of the tonsils. {Almond oil}, fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds. {Oil of bitter almonds}, a poisonous volatile oil obtained from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation; benzoic aldehyde. {Imitation oil of bitter almonds}, nitrobenzene. {Almond tree} (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond. {Almond willow} (Bot.), a willow which has leaves that are of a light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow ({Salix amygdalina}). --Shenstone. | |
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5. (Mus.) Necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental or passing tones. 6. (Med.) Idiopathic; independent of other diseases. {Essential character} (Biol.), the prominent characteristics which serve to distinguish one genus, species, etc., from another. {Essential disease}, {Essential fever} (Med.), one that is not dependent on another. {Essential oils} (Chem.), a class of volatile oils, extracted from plants, fruits, or flowers, having each its characteristic odor, and hot burning taste. They are used in essences, perfumery, etc., and include many varieties of compounds; as {lemon oil} is a terpene, {oil of bitter almonds} an aldehyde, {oil of wintergreen} an ethereal salt, etc.; -- called also {volatile oils} in distinction from the fixed or nonvolatile. | |
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Almond \Alm"ond\ ([aum]"m[ucr]nd), n. [OE. almande, almaunde, alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh: cf. Sp. almendra. Cf. {Amygdalate}.] 1. The fruit of the almond tree. Note: The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thin-shelled, thick-shelled almonds, and Jordan almonds, are the products of different varieties of the one species, {Amygdalus communis}, a native of the Mediterranean region and western Asia. 2. The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree. 3. Anything shaped like an almond. Specifically: (Anat.) One of the tonsils. {Almond oil}, fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds. {Oil of bitter almonds}, a poisonous volatile oil obtained from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation; benzoic aldehyde. {Imitation oil of bitter almonds}, nitrobenzene. {Almond tree} (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond. {Almond willow} (Bot.), a willow which has leaves that are of a light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow ({Salix amygdalina}). --Shenstone. | |
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5. (Mus.) Necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental or passing tones. 6. (Med.) Idiopathic; independent of other diseases. {Essential character} (Biol.), the prominent characteristics which serve to distinguish one genus, species, etc., from another. {Essential disease}, {Essential fever} (Med.), one that is not dependent on another. {Essential oils} (Chem.), a class of volatile oils, extracted from plants, fruits, or flowers, having each its characteristic odor, and hot burning taste. They are used in essences, perfumery, etc., and include many varieties of compounds; as {lemon oil} is a terpene, {oil of bitter almonds} an aldehyde, {oil of wintergreen} an ethereal salt, etc.; -- called also {volatile oils} in distinction from the fixed or nonvolatile. | |
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{Oil gas}, inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for lighting streets, houses, etc. {Oil gland}. (a) (Zo[94]l.) A gland which secretes oil; especially in birds, the large gland at the base of the tail. (b) (Bot.) A gland, in some plants, producing oil. {Oil green}, a pale yellowish green, like oil. {Oil of brick}, empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature, -- used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which stones and gems are sawn or cut. --Brande & C. {Oil of talc}, a nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in the 17th century as a cosmetic. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. {Oil of vitriol} (Chem.), strong sulphuric acid; -- so called from its oily consistency and from its forming the vitriols or sulphates. {Oil of wine}, [OE]nanthic ether. See under {[OE]nanthic}. {Oil painting}. (a) The art of painting in oil colors. (b) Any kind of painting of which the pigments are originally ground in oil. {Oil palm} (Bot.), a palm tree whose fruit furnishes oil, esp. {El[91]is Guineensis}. See {El[91]is}. {Oil sardine} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian herring ({Clupea scombrina}), valued for its oil. {Oil shark} (Zo[94]l.) (a) The liver shark. (b) The tope. {Oil still}, a still for hydrocarbons, esp. for petroleum. {Oil test}, a test for determining the temperature at which petroleum oils give off vapor which is liable to explode. {Oil tree}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Ricinus} ({R. communis}), from the seeds of which castor oil is obtained. (b) An Indian tree, the mahwa. See {Mahwa}. (c) The oil palm. {To burn the midnight oil}, to study or work late at night. {Volatle oils}. See {Essential oils}, under {Essential}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Turpentine \Tur"pen*tine\, n. [F. t[82]r[82]bentine, OF. also turbentine; cf. Pr. terebentina, terbentina, It. terebentina, trementina; fr. L. terebinthinus of the turpentine tree, from terebinthus the turpentine tree. Gr. [?], [?]. See {Terebinth}.] A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the exudation of the terebinth, or turpentine, tree ({Pistacia Terebinthus}), a native of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained from many coniferous trees, especially species of pine, larch, and fir. Note: There are many varieties of turpentine. Chian turpentine is produced in small quantities by the turpentine tree ({Pistacia Terebinthus}). Venice, Swiss, or larch turpentine, is obtained from {Larix Europ[91]a}. It is a clear, colorless balsam, having a tendency to solidify. Canada turpentine, or Canada balsam, is the purest of all the pine turpentines (see under {Balsam}). The Carpathian and Hungarian varieties are derived from {Pinus Cembra} and {Pinus Mugho}. Carolina turpentine, the most abundant kind, comes from the long-leaved pine ({Pinus palustris}). Strasburg turpentine is from the silver fir ({Abies pectinata}). {Oil of turpentine} (Chem.), a colorless oily hydrocarbon, {C10H16}, of a pleasant aromatic odor, obtained by the distillation of crude turpentine. It is used in making varnishes, in medicine, etc. It is the type of the terpenes and is related to cymene. Called also {terebenthene}, {terpene}, etc. {Turpentine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small tortricid moths whose larv[91] eat the tender shoots of pine and fir trees, causing an exudation of pitch or resin. {Turpentine tree} (Bot.), the terebinth tree, the original source of turpentine. See {Turpentine}, above. | |
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Vitriol \Vit"ri*ol\, n. [F. vitriol; cf. Pr. vitriol, vetriol, Sp. & Pg. vitriolo, It. vitriuolo; fr. L. vitreolus of glass, vitreus vitreous. See {Vitreous}.] (Chem.) (a) A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy appearance or luster. (b) Sulphuric acid; -- called also {oil of vitriol}. So called because first made by the distillation of green vitriol. See {Sulphuric acid}, under {Sulphuric}. [Colloq.] {Blue vitriol}. See under {Blue}. {Green vitriol}, ferrous sulphate; copperas. See under {Green}. {Oil of vitriol}, sulphuric or vitriolic acid; -- popularly so called because it has the consistency of oil. {Red vitriol}, a native sulphate of cobalt. {Vitriol of Mars}, ferric sulphate, a white crystalline substance which dissolves in water, forming a red solution. {White vitriol}, zinc sulphate, a white crystalline substance used in medicine and in dyeing. It is usually obtained by dissolving zinc in sulphuric acid, or by roasting and oxidizing certain zinc ores. Formerly called also {vitriol of zinc}. | |
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{Oil gas}, inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for lighting streets, houses, etc. {Oil gland}. (a) (Zo[94]l.) A gland which secretes oil; especially in birds, the large gland at the base of the tail. (b) (Bot.) A gland, in some plants, producing oil. {Oil green}, a pale yellowish green, like oil. {Oil of brick}, empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature, -- used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which stones and gems are sawn or cut. --Brande & C. {Oil of talc}, a nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in the 17th century as a cosmetic. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. {Oil of vitriol} (Chem.), strong sulphuric acid; -- so called from its oily consistency and from its forming the vitriols or sulphates. {Oil of wine}, [OE]nanthic ether. See under {[OE]nanthic}. {Oil painting}. (a) The art of painting in oil colors. (b) Any kind of painting of which the pigments are originally ground in oil. {Oil palm} (Bot.), a palm tree whose fruit furnishes oil, esp. {El[91]is Guineensis}. See {El[91]is}. {Oil sardine} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian herring ({Clupea scombrina}), valued for its oil. {Oil shark} (Zo[94]l.) (a) The liver shark. (b) The tope. {Oil still}, a still for hydrocarbons, esp. for petroleum. {Oil test}, a test for determining the temperature at which petroleum oils give off vapor which is liable to explode. {Oil tree}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Ricinus} ({R. communis}), from the seeds of which castor oil is obtained. (b) An Indian tree, the mahwa. See {Mahwa}. (c) The oil palm. {To burn the midnight oil}, to study or work late at night. {Volatle oils}. See {Essential oils}, under {Essential}. | |
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Sulphuric \Sul*phu"ric\, a. [Cf. F. sulfurique.] 1. Of or pertaining to sulphur; as, a sulphuric smell. 2. (Chem.) Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with the sulphurous compounds; as, sulphuric acid. {Sulphuric acid}. (a) Sulphur trioxide (see under {Sulphur}); -- formerly so called on the dualistic theory of salts. [Obs.] (b) A heavy, corrosive, oily liquid, {H2SO4}, colorless when pure, but usually yellowish or brownish, produced by the combined action of sulphur dioxide, oxygen (from the air), steam, and nitric fumes. It attacks and dissolves many metals and other intractable substances, sets free most acids from their salts, and is used in the manufacture of hydrochloric and nitric acids, of soda, of bleaching powders, etc. It is also powerful dehydrating agent, having a strong affinity for water, and eating and corroding paper, wood, clothing, etc. It is thus used in the manufacture of ether, of imitation parchment, and of nitroglycerin. It is also used in etching iron, in removing iron scale from forgings, in petroleum refining, etc., and in general its manufacture is the most important and fundamental of all the chemical industries. Formerly called {vitriolic acid}, and now popularly {vitriol}, and {oil of vitriol}. {Fuming sulphuric acid}, or {Nordhausen sulphuric acid}. See {Disulphuric acid}, under {Disulphuric}. {Sulphuric anhydride}, sulphur trioxide. See under {Sulphur}. {Sulphuric ether}, common an[91]sthetic ether; -- so called because made by the catalytic action of sulphuric acid on alcohol. See {Ether}, 3 (a) . | |
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Vitriol \Vit"ri*ol\, n. [F. vitriol; cf. Pr. vitriol, vetriol, Sp. & Pg. vitriolo, It. vitriuolo; fr. L. vitreolus of glass, vitreus vitreous. See {Vitreous}.] (Chem.) (a) A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy appearance or luster. (b) Sulphuric acid; -- called also {oil of vitriol}. So called because first made by the distillation of green vitriol. See {Sulphuric acid}, under {Sulphuric}. [Colloq.] {Blue vitriol}. See under {Blue}. {Green vitriol}, ferrous sulphate; copperas. See under {Green}. {Oil of vitriol}, sulphuric or vitriolic acid; -- popularly so called because it has the consistency of oil. {Red vitriol}, a native sulphate of cobalt. {Vitriol of Mars}, ferric sulphate, a white crystalline substance which dissolves in water, forming a red solution. {White vitriol}, zinc sulphate, a white crystalline substance used in medicine and in dyeing. It is usually obtained by dissolving zinc in sulphuric acid, or by roasting and oxidizing certain zinc ores. Formerly called also {vitriol of zinc}. | |
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{Oil gas}, inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for lighting streets, houses, etc. {Oil gland}. (a) (Zo[94]l.) A gland which secretes oil; especially in birds, the large gland at the base of the tail. (b) (Bot.) A gland, in some plants, producing oil. {Oil green}, a pale yellowish green, like oil. {Oil of brick}, empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature, -- used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which stones and gems are sawn or cut. --Brande & C. {Oil of talc}, a nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in the 17th century as a cosmetic. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. {Oil of vitriol} (Chem.), strong sulphuric acid; -- so called from its oily consistency and from its forming the vitriols or sulphates. {Oil of wine}, [OE]nanthic ether. See under {[OE]nanthic}. {Oil painting}. (a) The art of painting in oil colors. (b) Any kind of painting of which the pigments are originally ground in oil. {Oil palm} (Bot.), a palm tree whose fruit furnishes oil, esp. {El[91]is Guineensis}. See {El[91]is}. {Oil sardine} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian herring ({Clupea scombrina}), valued for its oil. {Oil shark} (Zo[94]l.) (a) The liver shark. (b) The tope. {Oil still}, a still for hydrocarbons, esp. for petroleum. {Oil test}, a test for determining the temperature at which petroleum oils give off vapor which is liable to explode. {Oil tree}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Ricinus} ({R. communis}), from the seeds of which castor oil is obtained. (b) An Indian tree, the mahwa. See {Mahwa}. (c) The oil palm. {To burn the midnight oil}, to study or work late at night. {Volatle oils}. See {Essential oils}, under {Essential}. | |
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Sulphuric \Sul*phu"ric\, a. [Cf. F. sulfurique.] 1. Of or pertaining to sulphur; as, a sulphuric smell. 2. (Chem.) Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with the sulphurous compounds; as, sulphuric acid. {Sulphuric acid}. (a) Sulphur trioxide (see under {Sulphur}); -- formerly so called on the dualistic theory of salts. [Obs.] (b) A heavy, corrosive, oily liquid, {H2SO4}, colorless when pure, but usually yellowish or brownish, produced by the combined action of sulphur dioxide, oxygen (from the air), steam, and nitric fumes. It attacks and dissolves many metals and other intractable substances, sets free most acids from their salts, and is used in the manufacture of hydrochloric and nitric acids, of soda, of bleaching powders, etc. It is also powerful dehydrating agent, having a strong affinity for water, and eating and corroding paper, wood, clothing, etc. It is thus used in the manufacture of ether, of imitation parchment, and of nitroglycerin. It is also used in etching iron, in removing iron scale from forgings, in petroleum refining, etc., and in general its manufacture is the most important and fundamental of all the chemical industries. Formerly called {vitriolic acid}, and now popularly {vitriol}, and {oil of vitriol}. {Fuming sulphuric acid}, or {Nordhausen sulphuric acid}. See {Disulphuric acid}, under {Disulphuric}. {Sulphuric anhydride}, sulphur trioxide. See under {Sulphur}. {Sulphuric ether}, common an[91]sthetic ether; -- so called because made by the catalytic action of sulphuric acid on alcohol. See {Ether}, 3 (a) . | |
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Vitriol \Vit"ri*ol\, n. [F. vitriol; cf. Pr. vitriol, vetriol, Sp. & Pg. vitriolo, It. vitriuolo; fr. L. vitreolus of glass, vitreus vitreous. See {Vitreous}.] (Chem.) (a) A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy appearance or luster. (b) Sulphuric acid; -- called also {oil of vitriol}. So called because first made by the distillation of green vitriol. See {Sulphuric acid}, under {Sulphuric}. [Colloq.] {Blue vitriol}. See under {Blue}. {Green vitriol}, ferrous sulphate; copperas. See under {Green}. {Oil of vitriol}, sulphuric or vitriolic acid; -- popularly so called because it has the consistency of oil. {Red vitriol}, a native sulphate of cobalt. {Vitriol of Mars}, ferric sulphate, a white crystalline substance which dissolves in water, forming a red solution. {White vitriol}, zinc sulphate, a white crystalline substance used in medicine and in dyeing. It is usually obtained by dissolving zinc in sulphuric acid, or by roasting and oxidizing certain zinc ores. Formerly called also {vitriol of zinc}. | |
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{Oil gas}, inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for lighting streets, houses, etc. {Oil gland}. (a) (Zo[94]l.) A gland which secretes oil; especially in birds, the large gland at the base of the tail. (b) (Bot.) A gland, in some plants, producing oil. {Oil green}, a pale yellowish green, like oil. {Oil of brick}, empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature, -- used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which stones and gems are sawn or cut. --Brande & C. {Oil of talc}, a nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in the 17th century as a cosmetic. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. {Oil of vitriol} (Chem.), strong sulphuric acid; -- so called from its oily consistency and from its forming the vitriols or sulphates. {Oil of wine}, [OE]nanthic ether. See under {[OE]nanthic}. {Oil painting}. (a) The art of painting in oil colors. (b) Any kind of painting of which the pigments are originally ground in oil. {Oil palm} (Bot.), a palm tree whose fruit furnishes oil, esp. {El[91]is Guineensis}. See {El[91]is}. {Oil sardine} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian herring ({Clupea scombrina}), valued for its oil. {Oil shark} (Zo[94]l.) (a) The liver shark. (b) The tope. {Oil still}, a still for hydrocarbons, esp. for petroleum. {Oil test}, a test for determining the temperature at which petroleum oils give off vapor which is liable to explode. {Oil tree}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Ricinus} ({R. communis}), from the seeds of which castor oil is obtained. (b) An Indian tree, the mahwa. See {Mahwa}. (c) The oil palm. {To burn the midnight oil}, to study or work late at night. {Volatle oils}. See {Essential oils}, under {Essential}. | |
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Sulphuric \Sul*phu"ric\, a. [Cf. F. sulfurique.] 1. Of or pertaining to sulphur; as, a sulphuric smell. 2. (Chem.) Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with the sulphurous compounds; as, sulphuric acid. {Sulphuric acid}. (a) Sulphur trioxide (see under {Sulphur}); -- formerly so called on the dualistic theory of salts. [Obs.] (b) A heavy, corrosive, oily liquid, {H2SO4}, colorless when pure, but usually yellowish or brownish, produced by the combined action of sulphur dioxide, oxygen (from the air), steam, and nitric fumes. It attacks and dissolves many metals and other intractable substances, sets free most acids from their salts, and is used in the manufacture of hydrochloric and nitric acids, of soda, of bleaching powders, etc. It is also powerful dehydrating agent, having a strong affinity for water, and eating and corroding paper, wood, clothing, etc. It is thus used in the manufacture of ether, of imitation parchment, and of nitroglycerin. It is also used in etching iron, in removing iron scale from forgings, in petroleum refining, etc., and in general its manufacture is the most important and fundamental of all the chemical industries. Formerly called {vitriolic acid}, and now popularly {vitriol}, and {oil of vitriol}. {Fuming sulphuric acid}, or {Nordhausen sulphuric acid}. See {Disulphuric acid}, under {Disulphuric}. {Sulphuric anhydride}, sulphur trioxide. See under {Sulphur}. {Sulphuric ether}, common an[91]sthetic ether; -- so called because made by the catalytic action of sulphuric acid on alcohol. See {Ether}, 3 (a) . | |
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Vitriol \Vit"ri*ol\, n. [F. vitriol; cf. Pr. vitriol, vetriol, Sp. & Pg. vitriolo, It. vitriuolo; fr. L. vitreolus of glass, vitreus vitreous. See {Vitreous}.] (Chem.) (a) A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy appearance or luster. (b) Sulphuric acid; -- called also {oil of vitriol}. So called because first made by the distillation of green vitriol. See {Sulphuric acid}, under {Sulphuric}. [Colloq.] {Blue vitriol}. See under {Blue}. {Green vitriol}, ferrous sulphate; copperas. See under {Green}. {Oil of vitriol}, sulphuric or vitriolic acid; -- popularly so called because it has the consistency of oil. {Red vitriol}, a native sulphate of cobalt. {Vitriol of Mars}, ferric sulphate, a white crystalline substance which dissolves in water, forming a red solution. {White vitriol}, zinc sulphate, a white crystalline substance used in medicine and in dyeing. It is usually obtained by dissolving zinc in sulphuric acid, or by roasting and oxidizing certain zinc ores. Formerly called also {vitriol of zinc}. | |
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{Oil gas}, inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for lighting streets, houses, etc. {Oil gland}. (a) (Zo[94]l.) A gland which secretes oil; especially in birds, the large gland at the base of the tail. (b) (Bot.) A gland, in some plants, producing oil. {Oil green}, a pale yellowish green, like oil. {Oil of brick}, empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature, -- used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which stones and gems are sawn or cut. --Brande & C. {Oil of talc}, a nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in the 17th century as a cosmetic. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. {Oil of vitriol} (Chem.), strong sulphuric acid; -- so called from its oily consistency and from its forming the vitriols or sulphates. {Oil of wine}, [OE]nanthic ether. See under {[OE]nanthic}. {Oil painting}. (a) The art of painting in oil colors. (b) Any kind of painting of which the pigments are originally ground in oil. {Oil palm} (Bot.), a palm tree whose fruit furnishes oil, esp. {El[91]is Guineensis}. See {El[91]is}. {Oil sardine} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian herring ({Clupea scombrina}), valued for its oil. {Oil shark} (Zo[94]l.) (a) The liver shark. (b) The tope. {Oil still}, a still for hydrocarbons, esp. for petroleum. {Oil test}, a test for determining the temperature at which petroleum oils give off vapor which is liable to explode. {Oil tree}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Ricinus} ({R. communis}), from the seeds of which castor oil is obtained. (b) An Indian tree, the mahwa. See {Mahwa}. (c) The oil palm. {To burn the midnight oil}, to study or work late at night. {Volatle oils}. See {Essential oils}, under {Essential}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sulphuric \Sul*phu"ric\, a. [Cf. F. sulfurique.] 1. Of or pertaining to sulphur; as, a sulphuric smell. 2. (Chem.) Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with the sulphurous compounds; as, sulphuric acid. {Sulphuric acid}. (a) Sulphur trioxide (see under {Sulphur}); -- formerly so called on the dualistic theory of salts. [Obs.] (b) A heavy, corrosive, oily liquid, {H2SO4}, colorless when pure, but usually yellowish or brownish, produced by the combined action of sulphur dioxide, oxygen (from the air), steam, and nitric fumes. It attacks and dissolves many metals and other intractable substances, sets free most acids from their salts, and is used in the manufacture of hydrochloric and nitric acids, of soda, of bleaching powders, etc. It is also powerful dehydrating agent, having a strong affinity for water, and eating and corroding paper, wood, clothing, etc. It is thus used in the manufacture of ether, of imitation parchment, and of nitroglycerin. It is also used in etching iron, in removing iron scale from forgings, in petroleum refining, etc., and in general its manufacture is the most important and fundamental of all the chemical industries. Formerly called {vitriolic acid}, and now popularly {vitriol}, and {oil of vitriol}. {Fuming sulphuric acid}, or {Nordhausen sulphuric acid}. See {Disulphuric acid}, under {Disulphuric}. {Sulphuric anhydride}, sulphur trioxide. See under {Sulphur}. {Sulphuric ether}, common an[91]sthetic ether; -- so called because made by the catalytic action of sulphuric acid on alcohol. See {Ether}, 3 (a) . | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Oleoptene \O`le*op"tene\, n. [L. oleum oil + Cr. [?] fleeting.] (Chem.) See {Eleoptene}. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Olived \Ol"ived\, a. Decorated or furnished with olive trees. [R.] --T. Warton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Olivewood \Ol`ive*wood"\, n. (Bot.) (a) The wood of the olive. (b) An Australian name given to the hard white wood of certain trees of the genus {El[91]odendron}, and also to the trees themselves. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Olivin \Ol"i*vin\, n. (Chem.) A complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive tree; -- called also {olivite}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Olivite \Ol"i*vite\, n. (Chem.) See {Olivin}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Olivin \Ol"i*vin\, n. (Chem.) A complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive tree; -- called also {olivite}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Olivite \Ol"i*vite\, n. (Chem.) See {Olivin}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Olivet, KS (city, FIPS 52700) Location: 38.48100 N, 95.75200 W Population (1990): 59 (41 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Olivet, MI (city, FIPS 60580) Location: 42.44608 N, 84.92356 W Population (1990): 1604 (468 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49076 Olivet, NJ (CDP, FIPS 54960) Location: 39.53965 N, 75.17501 W Population (1990): 1315 (386 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Olivet, SD (town, FIPS 46900) Location: 43.24167 N, 97.67350 W Population (1990): 74 (53 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57052 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Olivette, MO (city, FIPS 54650) Location: 38.67230 N, 90.37722 W Population (1990): 7573 (3187 housing units) Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63132 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Olivetti computers and printers. Olivetti took a controlling stake in {Acorn Computers} in September 1985. Olivetti computers were once marketed in USA with the ATT brand name. [Address? Other products?] (1995-03-14) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Olive-tree is frequently mentioned in Scripture. The dove from the ark brought an olive-branch to Noah (Gen. 8:11). It is mentioned among the most notable trees of Palestine, where it was cultivated long before the time of the Hebrews (Deut. 6:11; 8:8). It is mentioned in the first Old Testament parable, that of Jotham (Judg. 9:9), and is named among the blessings of the "good land," and is at the present day the one characteristic tree of Palestine. The oldest olive-trees in the country are those which are enclosed in the Garden of Gethsemane. It is referred to as an emblem of prosperity and beauty and religious privilege (Ps. 52:8; Jer. 11:16; Hos. 14:6). The two "witnesses" mentioned in Rev. 11:4 are spoken of as "two olive trees standing before the God of the earth." (Comp. Zech. 4:3, 11-14.) The "olive-tree, wild by nature" (Rom. 11:24), is the shoot or cutting of the good olive-tree which, left ungrafted, grows up to be a "wild olive." In Rom. 11:17 Paul refers to the practice of grafting shoots of the wild olive into a "good" olive which has become unfruitful. By such a process the sap of the good olive, by pervading the branch which is "graffed in," makes it a good branch, bearing good olives. Thus the Gentiles, being a "wild olive," but now "graffed in," yield fruit, but only through the sap of the tree into which they have been graffed. This is a process "contrary to nature" (11:24). |