mineral oil

English

Noun

mineral oil (countable and uncountable, plural mineral oils)

Any mixture of aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons derived from petroleum used for very many applications, but not as a fuel.

Synonyms

E905a when used as an anti-foaming agent
petrolatum

Translations

mixture

Irish: ola mhianra f
Japanese: 鉱物油 (こうぶつゆ, kōbutsuyu), 鉱油 (こうゆ, kōyu)

Swedish: mineralolja (sv) c
Thai: น้ำมันแร่ (náam-man-rɛ̂ɛ)

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