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oily::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | greasy |
| Derivation | oiliness |
get rid of rubbish and oily rags.
oily::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | greasy, oleaginous, sebaceous |
| Derivation | oil, oiliness |
oily fried potatoes.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | oil, oiliness |
oily puddles in the streets.
Examples of oily
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He worries about a storm hitting the oily waters, raining crude on his hometown.
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So cut down on booze and eat as much green leafy foods and oily fish as you can.
From the him.uk.msn.com
The moisturizer is available for all skin types, including oily, dry and normal.
From the stltoday.com
No longer do schools provide salt packets, oily dressings, fatty dairy products.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Sensitive skin is typically dry, but can be oily, normal or combination as well.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Algae has a high ability to emulsify oil, hence the skin would not be that oily.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Naphtha is a flammable, oily substance produced as part of the refining process.
From the thenewstribune.com
Algae produce the maximum quantity of oily substances when growing under stress.
From the sciencedaily.com
You're also emulsifying the coffee, so espresso will have a more oily mouthfeel.
From the stltoday.com
- Greasy: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
- Buttery: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"
- Coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets"
- (oiliness) greasiness: consisting of or covered with oil
- (oiliness) fulsomeness: smug self-serving earnestness
- An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and is hydrophobic but soluble in organic solvents. Oils have a high carbon and hydrogen content and are nonpolar substances. ...
- Relating to oil; Smeared with or containing oil; Excessively friendly or polite so as to sound insincere
- (oiliness) the quality of being oily
- (Oiliness) that property of a lubricant that produces low friction under conditions of boundary lubrication. The lower the friction, the greater the oiliness.
