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oil
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oil

Any greasy substance liquid at room temperature and insoluble in water. It may be a fixed (nonvolatile) oil, an essential oil, or a mineral oil (see petroleum). Fixed oils and fats (derived from animals and plants) have the same chemical composition—both are esters of glycerol and fatty acids. These oils have a variety of industrial and food uses. Linseed, tung, and other drying oils are highly unsaturated (see saturation); these and large quantities of soybean, sunflower, and safflower oils (also constituents of foods) are used in paints and varnishes. When exposed to air they absorb oxygen and polymerize (see polymerization), forming a tough coating. Some specialty oils and oil derivatives are also used in leather dressing and textile manufacture.

1.OIL - ["The Architecture of the FAIM-1 Symbolic Multiprocessing System", A. Davis et al, 9th Intl Joint Conf in Artif Intell, 1985, pp.32-38].
2.OIL - Operator Identification Language. Used for overloading resolution by the Eli compiler-writing system.


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My basic supplement program includes vitamin C, trace minerals (vanadium, germanium, selenium, tungsten, tin), common minerals (zinc, manganese, magnesium, calcium), B vitamins (with extra thiamin, B6, and B12), vitamin A, evening primrose oil (omega-6s), marine lipids (omega-3s), OPC-3s, and vitamin E.
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I frequently suggest evening primrose oil for skin conditions (including brittle nails and hair), arthritis, autoimmune disorders, and premenstrual syndrome," he says on drweil.
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Of the midwives who used herbal preparations, 63 percent used red raspberry leaf, 93 percent used castor oil, and 60 percent used evening primrose oil.
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