soluble oil

noun

1

: sulfonated oil

2

: an emulsifiable oil (such as a mineral oil containing a sulfonated oil or a soap as emulsifier) for use in the form of an aqueous emulsion as a cutting fluid, textile lubricant, or carrier for insecticides

also : the emulsion formed from such an oil

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