Fixed-oil
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a natural vegetable or animal oil that is nonvolatile, as lard oil, linseed oil, etc.
noun
1.
a natural animal or vegetable oil that is not volatile: a mixture of esters of fatty acids, usually triglycerides Also called fatty oil Compare essential oil
fixed oil n.
A nonvolatile oil, especially a fatty oil of vegetable origin.
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