HyperDic: whale_oil

English > 1 sense of the expression whale oil:
NOUNsubstancewhale oil, train oila white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber
English > whale oil: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant.
Synonymtrain oil
Broaderanimal oilAny oil obtained from animal substances
Spanishaceite de ballena
Catalanoli de balena

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict