Oil vs. Petroleum

Oilnoun

Liquid fat.

Oilnoun

Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.

Oilnoun

An oil painting.

Oilverb

(transitive) To lubricate with oil.

Oilverb

(transitive) To grease with oil for cooking.

Oilnoun

Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, more viscous than and 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.

Oilverb

To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil.

Oilnoun

a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water

Oilnoun

oil paint used by an artist

Oilnoun

any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants

Oilverb

cover with oil, as if by rubbing;

Oilverb

administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

Oilnoun

a viscous liquid derived from petroleum, especially for use as a fuel or lubricant.

Oilnoun

petroleum

Oilnoun

any of various viscous liquids which are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents and are obtained from animals or plants

Oilnoun

a liquid preparation used on the hair or skin as a cosmetic

Oilnoun

any of a group of natural esters of glycerol and various fatty acids, which are liquid at room temperature.

Oilnoun

oil paint

Oilnoun

an oil painting

Oilnoun

information or facts

Oilverb

lubricate, coat, or impregnate with oil

Oilverb

supply with oil as fuel

Oil

An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is a viscous liquid at ambient temperatures and is both hydrophobic (does not mix with water, literally ) and lipophilic (mixes with other oils, literally ). Oils have a high carbon and hydrogen content and are usually flammable and surface active.

Petroleumnoun

a flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface

Petroleumnoun

Rock oil, mineral oil, or natural oil, a dark brown or greenish inflammable liquid, which, at certain points, exists in the upper strata of the earth, from whence it is pumped, or forced by pressure of the gas attending it. It consists of a complex mixture of various hydrocarbons, largely of the methane series, but may vary much in appearance, composition, and properties. It is refined by distillation, and the products include kerosene, benzine, gasoline, paraffin, etc.

Petroleumnoun

a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

Petroleumnoun

a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons which is present in suitable rock strata and can be extracted and refined to produce fuels including petrol, paraffin, and diesel oil; oil.

Petroleum

Petroleum (), also known as crude oil and oil, is a naturally occurring, yellowish-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface. It is commonly refined into various types of fuels.