mineral oil

min·er·al oil

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [min-er-uh l, min-ruh l oil]
- /ˈmɪn ər əl, ˈmɪn rəl ɔɪl/
- /ˈmɪnərəl ɔɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [min-er-uh l, min-ruh l oil]
- /ˈmɪn ər əl, ˈmɪn rəl ɔɪl/

Definitions of mineral oil words

noun mineral oil a colorless, oily, almost tasteless, water-insoluble liquid, usually of either a standard light density (light mineral oil) or a standard heavy density (heavy mineral oil) consisting of mixtures of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum by distillation: used chiefly as a lubricant, in the manufacture of cosmetics, and in medicine as a laxative. 1
noun mineral oil colourless oil from petroleum 1
noun mineral oil any oil of mineral origin, esp petroleum 0
noun mineral oil a colourless almost tasteless oily liquid obtained by petroleum distillation and used as a laxative 0
noun mineral oil any oil found in the rock strata of the earth; specif., petroleum 0
noun mineral oil any colorless, tasteless oil derived from petroleum and used as a laxative 0

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Origin of mineral oil

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805

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Parts of speech for Mineral oil

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

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mineral oil popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mineral oil usage trend in Literature

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