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- Oil
- An oil is any substance that is in a viscous liquid state at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer, and is both hydrophobic and lipophilic.
- Oil Canning
- A dished distortion in a flat or nearly flat surface.
- Oil Control Ring
- Piston ring that prevents an excessive amount of lubricating oil from being drawn up into the combustion space during the suction stroke.
- Oil Detergent
- Designed to chemically neutralize acidic contaminants in the oil before they become insoluble and fall out of the oil, forming a sludge.
- Oil Groove
- A channel or channels in a bearing to improve oil flow through the bearing.
- Oil Hardening
- A process of hardening a ferrous alloy of suitable composition by heating within or above the transformation range and quenching in oil.
- Oil Mist
- A means of lubricating by injecting oil into an air stream producing a finely atomized spray.
- Oil Mist Lubrication
- A method of lubricant delivery in which oil is piped throughout the machine to desired locations and dispensed with a spray nozzle.
- Oil of Bitter Almond
- Old name for Benzaldehyde.
- Oil of Mirbane
- Old name for Nitrobenzene.
- Oil of Vitriol
- Alternative name for Sulphuric Acid.
- Oil Whirl/Whip
- An unstable free vibration whereby a fluid-film bearing has insufficient
unit loading.
- Oilstones
- Moulded abrasives in various shapes used to hand-sharpen cutting tools.