fixed oil


noun Chemistry.

a natural vegetable or animal oil that is nonvolatile, as lard oil, linseed oil, etc.
Also called fatty oil.

Origin of fixed oil

First recorded in 1790–1800

British Dictionary definitions for fixed oil

fixed oil

noun

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

Medical definitions for fixed oil

fixed oil

n.

A nonvolatile oil, especially a fatty oil of vegetable origin.