white oil

noun

: any of various colorless odorless tasteless mineral oils used especially in medicine and in pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Plan a design to coordinate with the flowers, and use a white oil-base marker to draw the design on a plain ceramic vase. Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of white oil was in 1763

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“White oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20oil. Accessed 30 May. 2023.

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