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MSH: Unctuous combustible substances that are liquid or easily liquefiable on warming, and are soluble in ether but insoluble in water. Such substances, depending on their origin, are classified as animal, mineral, or vegetable oils. Depending on their behavior on heating, they are volatile or fixed. (Dorland, 28th ed),CSP: general term for a variety of greasy, viscous, combustible substances that are liquid at room temperature or when slightly warmed, and insoluble in water; such substances may be derived from animal, vegetable or mineral sources.,NCI: Any of numerous unctuous combustible substances that are liquid or can be liquefied easily on warming, are soluble in ether but not in water, and leave a greasy stain on paper or cloth.,NCI: The organic compounds constituting the esters of glycerol and fatty acids and their associated organic groups that are produced by a plant, or any of its component parts, that are generally slippery, combustible, liquid or liquefiable at room temperatures, soluble in vario
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