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oil  

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  • The term oil encompasses substances that have similar physical properties rather than their chemical constitution. Besides viscosity, oils are typically immiscible with water and hydrophobic as well as miscible with other oils or lipophilic. [Source: Green Energy: An A-to-Z Guide; Oil]

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