Definition of Motor oil

1. Noun. Oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor.


Definition of Motor oil

1. Noun. oil for lubricating an internal-combustion engine ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Motor Oil

motor mouth
motor mouths
motor mower
motor nerve
motor nerve fiber
motor nerve of face
motor neuron
motor neuron disease
motor neuron diseases
motor neurons
motor nuclei
motor nucleus of facial nerve
motor nucleus of trigeminal nerve
motor nucleus of trigeminus
motor oculi
motor oil (current term)
motor oils
motor paralysis
motor plate
motor point
motor pool
motor pools
motor protein
motor racing
motor region
motor root
motor root of ciliary ganglion
motor root of trigeminal nerve
motor roots of submandibular ganglion
motor sailer

Literary usage of Motor oil

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

1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1916)
"motor oil motor oil motor oil motor oil motor oil motor oil motor oil Motor ... 9 pump body to base screw, long, motor oil pump relief valve adjusting screw ..."

2. Marine Engineers' Handbook by Frank Ward Sterling (1920)
"The proper viscosity for a motor oil is determined by the piston ring clearance and the conditions of the rings and cylinder walls. ..."

3. American Lubricants from the Standpoint of the Consumer by Luther Bynum Lockhart (1920)
"... but there is no advantage in using an oil below 160 viscosity at 100° F. A so-called "light" motor oil should have a viscosity of about 180 to 225. ..."

4. Advertising, Its Principles and Practice by Harry Tipper (1919)
"Throttle closed wh«n at this point With Texaco Motor »-Without Texaco motor oil Reduces Gasoline Consumption 15& YOUR throttle tells the story of gas ..."

5. The Practice of Lubrication: An Engineering Treatise on the Origin, Nature by Thomas Christian Thomsen (1920)
"INFLUENCE OF ENGINE CONSTRUCTION ON THE CHOICE OF motor oil In selecting a motor oil it is necessary to scrutinize closely the details of construction. ..."

6. The Principles of Advertising: A Text Book by Harry Tipper (1920)
"Texaco motor oil reduces gasoline consumption by ... Texaco motor oil is for sale in 1 and 5 gallon cans at most good garages and supply shops. Ask for it. ..."

7. Standard methods of chemical analysis: A Manual of Analytical Methods and by Wilfred Welday Scott (1917)
"For illustration, it would not be fair to compare a motor oil having a viscosity of ... with a motor oil having a viscosity of 400 at the same temperature. ..."

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