bone oil
An oil obtained by heating bones, remarkable for containing the nitrogenous bases,…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.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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.
More definitions
- dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol
- the liquid portion of bone fat; used as a lubricant and in leather manufacture
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol:Dippel-ap-s oil
Lessons for this word
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