Words starting with oil
3 letter words starting with oil
- oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oil beetle — any of several blister beetles of the genus Meloe that exude an oily fluid from the joints of their legs when disturbed.
- oil burner — a furnace, boiler, or other device that burns fuel oil.
- oil cake — a cake or mass of linseed, cottonseed, soybean, or the like, from which the oil has been extracted or expressed, used as food for livestock.
- oil change — the replacement of dirty engine oil with clean engine oil
4 letter words starting with oil
- oils — A viscous liquid derived from petroleum, esp. for use as a fuel or lubricant.
- oily — smeared or covered with oil; greasy: an oily road surface.
- oily fish — any variety of fish, such as the sardine, mackerel, salmon or trout; that has oils throughout its body rather than stored solely in the liver
5 letter words starting with oil
- oiled — pertaining to or resembling oil.
- oiler — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oiled silk — silk treated with oil to make it waterproof
6 letter words starting with oil
- oilcan — a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- oilcup — a closed cup or can supplying lubricant to a bearing or bearings.
- oilers — Plural form of oiler.
- oilery — The business or goods of a dealer in oils.
- oilgas — a gaseous mixture of hydrocarbons used as a fuel, obtained by the destructive distillation of mineral oils
7 letter words starting with oil
8 letter words starting with oil
- oilcloth — a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like.
- oilfield — an area in which there are large deposits of oil.
- oilfired — (of central heating) using oil as fuel
- oiliness — smeared or covered with oil; greasy: an oily road surface.
- oilpaper — a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
9 letter words starting with oil
- oil-fired — Oil-fired heating systems and power stations use oil as a fuel.
- oil-paper — a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
- oil-plant — any of several plants, as the castor-oil plant or sesame, the seeds of which yield an oil.
- oilfields — Plural form of oilfield.
- oil-based mud — Oil-based mud is a drilling fluid that is an emulsion containing oil as the base fluid.
10 letter words starting with oil
- oil-cooled — (of an engine, apparatus, etc) having its heat removed by the circulation of oil
- oil-harden — to quench (steel) in a bath of oil.
11 letter words starting with oil
- oil-burning — that uses paraffin, esp as a domestic fuel
- oillionaire — a millionaire whose wealth is derived from the petroleum industry.
12 letter words starting with oil
- oil-catalyst slurry — Oil-catalyst slurry is a heavy aromatic by-product of a refinery's fluid catalytic cracking unit, that forms a small part of global fuel oil supply.
- oil-in-water emulsion — An oil-in-water emulsion is a mixture in which an oily medicine is dispersed in water or other liquid.
13 letter words starting with oil
- oil-immersion objective — immersion objective.
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