white oil
noun
: any of various colorless odorless tasteless mineral oils used especially in medicine and in pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations
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All of the victims were wealthy Native Americans, save for two: a white oil man named Barney McBride, who was an Osage ally, and an attorney named W. W. Vaughan.
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 17 July 2023
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
Katie Rife, EW.com, 17 July 2023
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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“White oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20oil. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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