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2. Synthetic oil - Wikipedia

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   Synthetic oils are also used in metal stamping to provide environmental and other benefits when compared to conventional petroleum and animal-fat based products. [4] These products are also referred to as "non-oil" or "oil free". A polyalcanoate [clarification needed] synthetic oil is widely used to lubricate pendulum clocks.

3. Semisynthesis - Wikipedia

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   Semisynthesis, or partial chemical synthesis, is a type of chemical synthesis that uses chemical compounds isolated from natural sources (such as microbial cell cultures or plant material) as the starting materials to produce novel compounds with distinct chemical and medicinal properties.

4. Synthetic fuel - Wikipedia

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   After Allied bombing of Germany's synthetic-fuel production plants (especially in May to June 1944), the Geilenberg Special Staff used 350,000 mostly foreign forced-laborers to reconstruct the bombed synthetic-oil plants, [23]: 210, 224 and, in an emergency decentralization program, the Mineralölsicherungsplan (1944-1945), to build 7 ...

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6. Semi-drying oil - Wikipedia

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   A semi-drying oil is an oil which partially hardens when it is exposed to air. This is as opposed to a drying oil, [1] which hardens completely, or a non-drying oil, which does not harden at all. Oils with an iodine number of 115–130 are considered semi-drying.

7. Seed oils vs. butter and other animal fats: Which is ... - AOL

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   Extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil are the healthiest cooking oils, the experts say. These are rich in heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, which help boost good cholesterol, and other nutrients.

8. Drying oil - Wikipedia

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   One common measure of the "siccative" (drying) property of oils is iodine number, which is an indicator of the number of double bonds in the oil. Oils with an iodine number greater than 130 are considered drying, those with an iodine number of 115–130 are semi-drying, and those with an iodine number of less than 115 are non-drying.

9. Are seed oils toxic? It's complicated — here's what you need ...

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   The seed oils under fire, aka 'the hateful 8' lacaosa/Getty Images. For centuries, people around the world have used local oils, some of which could be classified as "seed oils," derived from ...