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mineral oil

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  1. mineral oil (noun)
  2. mineral seal oil (noun)

mineral oil

noun

Definition of MINERAL OIL

: an oil of mineral origin; especially : a refined petroleum oil used especially as a laxative
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First Known Use of MINERAL OIL

1771

Rhymes with MINERAL OIL

baby oil, castor oil, desert soil, drying oil, holy oil, linseed oil, olive oil, peanut oil, prairie soil, rapeseed oil, safflower oil, salad oil, soybean oil, supercoil, tick trefoil

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