| Linoleum | n. [ L. linum flax + oleum oil. ] 1. Linseed oil brought to various degrees of hardness by some oxidizing process, as by exposure to heated air, or by treatment with chloride of sulphur. In this condition it is used for many of the purposes to which India rubber has been applied. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A kind of floor cloth made by laying hardened linseed oil mixed with ground cork on a canvas backing. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mausoleum | n.; pl. E. Mausoleums L. -lea [ L. mausoleum, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument, one of the wonders of the ancient world. ] A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Petroleum | n. [ NL., fr. L. petra a rock + oleum oil: cf. F. pétrole. Cf. Petrify, and Oil. ] Rock oil, mineral oil, or natural oil, a dark brown or greenish inflammable liquid, which, at certain points, exists in the upper strata of the earth, from whence it is pumped, or forced by pressure of the gas attending it. It consists of a complex mixture of various hydrocarbons, largely of the methane series, but may vary much in appearance, composition, and properties. It is refined by distillation, and the products include kerosene, benzine, gasoline, paraffin, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
Petroleum spirit, a volatile liquid obtained in the distillation of crude petroleum at a temperature of 170° Fahr., or below. The term is rather loosely applied to a considerable range of products, including benzine and ligroin. The terms petroleum ether, and naphtha, are sometimes applied to the still more volatile products, including rhigolene, gasoline, cymogene, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
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