fatty oil

noun

, Chemistry.

1. fixed oil.

fatty oil

noun

1. another name for fixed oil

Word History and Origins

Origin of fatty oil¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Nuts are packed with fatty oils, which are prone to going off, especially in warmer temperatures.

From Washington Post

Some reports suggested patients had “lipoid pneumonia,” with their lungs clogged and inflamed by fatty oils.

From Seattle Times

I wouldn’t pretoast the pecans or the sesame seeds — better to add them to the dough raw so that during baking they release — and then sizzle in — their own flavorful fatty oils.

From New York Times

The factories dehydrate the larvae to make an animal feed or extract a fatty oil, which has a range of uses from cosmetics to biodiesel.

From Nature

One of the solutions contained a bit of fatty oil.

From Washington Post