Oil

[oleum, from eXatov, oil]. A liquid of animal or vegetal, sometimes of mineral, origin, having a peculiar feel, and not miscible with water. Animal and Vegetal Oils are either volatile or fixed. Oil of Amber. See Succinum. O. of Cade, an oil derived from the wood of Juniper us communis, and used in the treatment of diseases of the skin. O., Camphorated, a solution of camphor in olive-oil. O. of Caraway, a volatile oil from the fruit of Carum carui. It is a carminative and flavoring agent. Dose rr^ j-v (0.065-0.32). See Carum. 0.,Carron-, an application to burns, consisting of equal or nearly equal parts of linseed oil and lime-water. It is named after the Carron iron-works in Scotland, where it was first employed. O., E ential, a volatile oil, so called because it contains the e ence or active principle of a plant. O., Ethereal, heavy oil of wine. ch533.xhtml s 455