light oil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The oily product, lighter than water, forming the chief fraction of the first distillate of coal tar, and consisting largely of benzene and toluene.
  2. Any of various types of low-viscosity lubricating oil. Sometimes named for principal uses (e.g., spindle oil, sewing machine oil).

Word forms

light oil

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