Definition of Sweet oil

1. Noun. Mild vegetable oil when used as food; especially olive or edible rape oil.

Generic synonyms: Oil, Vegetable Oil

Definition of Sweet oil

1. Noun. (dated) olive oil when used as a salad dressing ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sweet Oil

sweet granadilla
sweet gum
sweet gum tree
sweet gum trees
sweet hereafter
sweet iron
sweet leaf
sweet lemon
sweet lime
sweet marjoram
sweet melon
sweet melon vine
sweet mother of Jesus
sweet nothings
sweet oil (current term)
sweet oils
sweet orange
sweet orange tree
sweet oranges
sweet pea
sweet peas
sweet pepper
sweet pepper plant
sweet pepperbush
sweet peppers
sweet pickle
sweet potato
sweet potato vine
sweet potatoes

Literary usage of Sweet oil

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1891)
"THE subject of the action of sweet oil in the treatment of biliary colic and catarrh of the hepatic passages has recently been warmly discussed. ..."

2. A Compendium of the Course of Chemical Instruction in the Medical Department by Robert Hare (1828)
"I have the authority of my colleagues, Drs. Physick and De- wees, for asserting, that a solution of the sweet oil of wine, in alcohol, is highly " useful in ..."

3. Atlantic Journal and Friend of Knowledge by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1833)
"Sesamum or Benny seed 3^ oz. fine sweet oil, limpid and nutrient, ... Xanthium or Burr seed, 4J ounces, sweet oil; gives a fine clear light. ..."

4. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1874)
"The portion of the plaster which is left adhering to the skin may be quickly and completely removed by the use of oil of turpentine and sweet oil. ..."

5. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1844)
"SWEET oil of almonds is nearly as much used by the ... There are in commerce two kinds of sweet oil of almonds ; one obtained by the expression of ..."

6. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1891)
"A pint or so of sweet oil (or, in some cases, of other bland oils) is administered to a ... 1890), touching the value of sweet oil in this affection. ..."

7. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1891)
"THE subject of the action of sweet oil in the treatment of biliary colic and catarrh of the hepatic passages has recently been warmly discussed. ..."

8. A Compendium of the Course of Chemical Instruction in the Medical Department by Robert Hare (1828)
"I have the authority of my colleagues, Drs. Physick and De- wees, for asserting, that a solution of the sweet oil of wine, in alcohol, is highly " useful in ..."

9. Atlantic Journal and Friend of Knowledge by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1833)
"Sesamum or Benny seed 3^ oz. fine sweet oil, limpid and nutrient, ... Xanthium or Burr seed, 4J ounces, sweet oil; gives a fine clear light. ..."

10. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1874)
"The portion of the plaster which is left adhering to the skin may be quickly and completely removed by the use of oil of turpentine and sweet oil. ..."

11. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1844)
"SWEET oil of almonds is nearly as much used by the ... There are in commerce two kinds of sweet oil of almonds ; one obtained by the expression of ..."

12. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1891)
"A pint or so of sweet oil (or, in some cases, of other bland oils) is administered to a ... 1890), touching the value of sweet oil in this affection. ..."

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