Synonyms for oleaginous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : oh-lee-aj-uh-nuh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ liˈædʒ ə nəs |
Top 10 synonyms for oleaginous Other synonyms for the word oleaginous
Définition of oleaginous
Origin :- 1630s, from French oléagineux (14c.), from Latin oleaginus "of the olive," from olea "olive," alteration of oliva (see olive) by influence of oleum "oil."
- adj unctuous
- adj fatty
- "That's part of my business," he heard Burnham say in his sleek, oleaginous accents.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Religion is for the oleaginous, the fat-bellied, chylesaturated devotees of the table.
- Extract from : « The Fiend's Delight » by Dod Grile
- In the Fero Islands candles are made from this oleaginous matter.
- Extract from : « Reptiles and Birds » by Louis Figuier
- The presence of soluble salts in an emulsion is apt to occasion the separation of the oleaginous portion.
- Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
- Mr. Hardie did not at first see the exact purport of this oleaginous periphrasis.
- Extract from : « Hard Cash » by Charles Reade
- Oleaginous matter floated on its surface, with which the Indians anointed their heads.
- Extract from : « Narrative of New Netherland » by Various
- The old experienced shoe-wearers preferred an oleaginous, lustreless blacking.
- Extract from : « A History of the Cries of London » by Charles Hindley
- Oleaginous protectives do not prevent, but really favor, the absorption of phosphorus.
- Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
- Because friction generates caloric, which volatises the oleaginous particles of the stearine matter.
- Extract from : « Adventures and Enthusiasms » by E. V. Lucas
- Disraeli once described the manner of Bishop Wilberforce as "unctuous, oleaginous, saponaceous."
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
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