An oil is a substance that is in a viscous liquid state ("oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer, and is both hydrophobic, (immiscible with water, literally "water fearing") and lipophilic (miscible with other oils, literally "fat loving"). This general definition includes compound classes with otherwise unrelated chemical structures, properties, and uses, including vegetable oils, petrochemical oils, and volatile essential oils. Oil is a nonpolar substance. (more)
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Wax:
Wax has traditionally referred to a substance that is secreted by bees (beeswax) and used by them in constructing their honeycombs. It is an imprecisely defined term generally understood to be a substance with properties similar to beeswax, namely *p
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List of countries by oil production:
This is a list of countries by oil production mostly based on The World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2173rank.html accessed in June 2008 .
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List of countries by oil exports:
This is a list of countries by oil exports mostly based on The World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2176rank.html. For informational purposes several non-sovereign entities are also included in this li
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List of countries by oil imports:
This is a list of countries by oil imports mostly based on The World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2175rank.html. For informational purposes several non-sovereign entities are also included in this li
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List of countries by oil consumption:
This is a list of countries by oil consumption mostly based on The World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2174rank.html. For informational purposes several non-sovereign entities are also included in thi
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List of countries by oil proven reserves:
This is a list of countries by proven reserves of oil mostly based on The World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2178rank.html accessed in September 2007.
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Essential oil:
An essential oil is any concentrated, hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants, which are called aromatic herbs or aromatic plants. They are also known as volatile or ethereal oils, or simply as the "oil of" the plant materi
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Frying:
Frying is the cooking of food in oil or fat,a technique that originated in ancient Egypt around 2500BC. Chemically, oils and fats are the same, differing only in melting point, but the distinction is only made when needed. In commerce, many fats are
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Fish oil:
Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oil is recommended for a healthy diet because it contains the omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), precursors to eicosanoids that reduce inflamma
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Carbon:
Carbon ( ) is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number is 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. There are three natural
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Fat:
Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water. Chemically, fats are generally triesters of glycerol and fatty acids. Fats may be either solid or liquid at normal room temperatu
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Chrism:
Chrism (Greek word literally meaning "an anointing"), also called "Myrrh" (Myron), "Holy Oil," or "Consecrated Oil," is a consecrated oil used in the Roman Catholic, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East,
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