Phrase Hound found 356 phrases and 130 compound words that contain oil. The most common are listed below. Open oil in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 356
- olive oilA vegetable oil, pressed from olives, and used in cooking and as a salad dressing; it is high in unsaturated fatty acids.
- crude oilUnrefined oil; as it is found underground, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
- oil paintingA painting done with oil paints.
- vegetable oilAny oil produced from plants, mostly used for cooking; sometimes used in biofuels.
- essential oilA volatile oil, used to make perfumes and flavorings, especially one having the characteristic odor of the plant from which it is obtained.
- oil and waterTwo things which are incapable of mixing or coexisting harmoniously with each other.
- oil companyA company that is dedicated to trade or exploitation of petroleum/oil. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- fish oilOil derived from the tissues of oily fish; especially, a dietary supplement made therefrom, manufactured and sold in liquid, capsule and tablet forms.
- palm oilAn edible plant oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis).
- oil refineryAn industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into useful petroleum products.
- oil lampA simple vessel used to produce light continuously for a period of time from a liquid fuel source, especially lamp oil.
- coconut oilA type of cooking oil extracted from the kernel or meat of matured coconuts harvested from the coconut palm.
- sesame oilOil extracted from sesame seeds (often after roasting) and used to flavor foods.
- oil fieldAn area under which are reserves of petroleum, especially one with productive oil wells.
- heating oilA petroleum product used as fuel in a heating system and not requiring preheating for use.
- oil spillAn escape or (accidental) discharge of oil, usually into the sea.
- oil pipelineA pipeline that carries (crude) oil. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- cooking oilA purified fat taken from plant material that is commonly used in cooking, e.g. olive oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, etc.
- motor oilOil for lubricating an internal-combustion engine.
- canola oilvegetable oil pressed from canola seeds, used in cooking or as basis for biodiesel.
- oil wellA hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped.
- mineral oilAny mixture of aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons derived from petroleum used for very many applications, but not as a fuel.
- Oil prices
- fuel oilAny of various grades of oil used principally as fuel.
- peak oilThe peak of the Earth's oil production.
Compound words 130
- oilyCovered with or containing oil.
- antlerA deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year.
- oilseedThe seed of any of several plants which are used commercially as a source of vegetable oil.
- oilerOne who or that which oils.
- oilskinCloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.
- oilpatchA patch or puddle of oil.
- oilcanA container with a long spout, for holding oil and delivering it in drops or small quantities for lubrication.
- oilbirdA nocturnal South American bird, of the species Steatornis caripensis of the order Steatornithiformes, related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels.
- oilpaperA translucent, waterproof paper made by soaking in oil.
- oilometerSynonym of oleometer (“instrument for determining the weight and purity of oil”).