"light oil" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} light oil (uncountable)
  1. (petrochemistry) The oily product, lighter than water, forming the chief fraction of the first distillate of coal tar, and consisting largely of benzene and toluene. Tags: uncountable Hypernyms: oil Translations (oily product): 輕油 /轻油 (qīngyóu) (Chinese Mandarin), 轻油 (qīngyóu) (Chinese Mandarin), kevytöljy (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-light_oil-en-noun-en:chief_fraction_of_the_first_distillate_of_coal_tar Categories (other): Petrochemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Petroleum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Petroleum: 60 40 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, natural-sciences, petrochemistry, petrology, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'oily product': 90 10
  2. Any of various types of low-viscosity lubricating oil. Sometimes named for principal uses (e.g., spindle oil, sewing machine oil). Tags: uncountable Hypernyms: lubricating oil, oil
    Sense id: en-light_oil-en-noun-en:low_viscosity_lubricating_oil Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lamp oil (english: not to be confused)
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