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Definition of Lamp oil
1. Noun. A flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters.
Generic synonyms: Fuel, Hydrocarbon
Specialized synonyms: Paraffin, Paraffin Oil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamp Oil
Literary usage of Lamp oil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1867)
"Now, bearing these matters in mind, it will be easy to follow a few farther
remarks upon the igniting point of the lamp oil. If the collection of burning ..."
2. Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science (1870)
"In addition to" the differences, both of opinion and practice, in regard to ihe
degree of inflammability of mineral lamp oil, there are also similar ..."
3. How to Work with the Microscope by Lionel Smith Beale (1865)
"Lamps—Cam- phine Lamp—Oil Lamps—Argand Lamp—French Moderator Lamps—Gas Lamps—Of
the Importance of Protecting the Eyes from the Diffused Light of Lamps. ..."
4. Official Catalogue of the British Section by Great Britain (1878)
"Heavy oils anil other residues from the distilleries of contracting countries,
containing no more lamp oil nor essence, are exempt from the " taxe interieur ..."
5. The Improved Housewife: Or, Book of Receipts; with Engravings for Marketing by A. L. Webster, A married lady (1847)
"To clean Paper Walls and Paint, and to bleach lamp oil. Sweep off lightly all
the dust with clean cloths, bound over a long handled broom, and then rub the ..."
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