bone oil

noun

An oil obtained by heating bones (as in the manufacture of bone black), remarkable for containing the nitrogenous bases, pyridine and quinoline, and their derivatives.

Similar
Dippel's oil
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Meanings

nounbone oil (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn oil obtained by heating bones (as in the manufacture of bone black), remarkable for containing the nitrogenous bases, pyridine and quinoline, and their derivatives.

    Synonyms: Dippel's oil

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn oil obtained by heating bones (as in the manufacture of bone black), remarkable for containing the nitrogenous bases, pyridine and quinoline, and their derivatives.

Similar
Dippel's oil

More synonyms by meaning

noundark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol

Similar
Dippel's oil
Broader
animal oil
Also see
dippel's oil

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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