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Glass vessel etched with the letters SC for sanctum chrisma containing chrism for the Roman Catholic Church. Chrism, also called myrrh, myron, holy anointing oil, and consecrated oil, is a consecrated oil used in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Assyrian, Nordic Lutheran, Anglican, and Old Catholic churches in the administration of certain sacraments and ecclesiastical functions.
An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) and lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active .
Greece has 10 million barrels of proved oil reserves as of 1 January 2011. [11] Hellenic Petroleum is the country's largest oil company, followed by Motor Oil Hellas. Greece's oil production stands at 7,946 barrels per day (bbl/d), [11] ranked 90th, while it exports 1,863 bbl/d (57th) [11] and imports 496,600 bbl/d (25th). [11]
It was translated into Greek as cake with oil (ενκρις εζ ελαιου), enkris having also been used for the Hebrew tzappihhit in place of wafers in Exodus 16:31 (where the taste is described "like a cake made with honey").
However, this does not mean that potential oil production has surpassed oil demand. [clarification needed] It is difficult to predict the oil peak in any given region, due to the lack of knowledge and/or transparency in the accounting of global oil reserves. [188]
The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion that was recently attacked by Yemen's Houthis is still on fire in the Red Sea and now appears to be leaking oil, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday.
BRETT STEVENS/Getty Images. Kalamata olives are a widely recognized and much-loved type of Greek olive that grow on the Kalamon tree and hail from the Peloponnese region in southern Greece.(Note ...
Bronze strigil (Roman, 1st century AD, Walters Art Museum The strigil (Latin: strigilis) or stlengis (Ancient Greek: στλεγγίς, probably a loanword from the Pre-Greek substrate) is a tool for the cleansing of the body by scraping off dirt, perspiration, and oil that was applied before bathing in Ancient Greek and Roman cultures.