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| Expression | 1. (Chem.), non-volatile, oily substances, as stearine and olein, which leave a permanent greasy stain, and which can not be distilled unchanged; -- distinguished from volatile or essential oils .[Websters]. | |
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| Fixed oils | (Chem.), non-volatile, oily substances, as stearine and olein, which leave a permanent greasy stain, and which can not be distilled unchanged; -- distinguished from volatile or essential oils . Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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| Fixed Oils | Literature | Oils obtained by simple pressure. These oils do not readily dry or volatilise, but remain fixed in their oily character. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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