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[ adjective ] containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
Synonyms Examples "greasy hamburgers" "oily fried potatoes" "oleaginous seeds" Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)It is roughly shaped like a large pear , and when properly ripened , its dark green skin covers a meaty , melon like pulp that has about the consistency of a ripe Bartlett_pear , but oily . (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)Obviously hydrophobic ( oleophilic ) substances such_as greases , oils , or particles having a greasy or oily surface are more at_home in the center of a micelle than in the aqueous phase . Related_to micelle formation is the technologically important ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil_water_interfaces in such a manner that the polar ( or ionized ) end of the molecule is directed towards the aqueous phase and the hydrocarbon chain towards the oily phase . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
Synonyms Examples "buttery praise" "gave him a fulsome introduction" "an oily sycophantic press agent" "oleaginous hypocrisy" "smarmy self-importance" "the unctuous Uriah Heep" Used in print (Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)Brenner 's voice was oily , but Summers was n't fooled . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] coated or covered with oil
Examples "oily puddles in the streets" Used in print (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)There was no real sign of the river now , just a roiling , oily ribbon of liquid movement through muddy waters that reached everywhere . Related terms |
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