animal oil

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The accumulations of viscid wax may be softened by dropping some animal oil into the ear, and then removing it by ejecting warm soap suds a few hours subsequent to the use of the oil.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin

If the washing is properly performed the alkaline portion of the yolk is removed, leaving only the colorless animal oil in the fiber.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

I poured 2 ounces of colourless and transparent animal oil of Dippel into a bottle and closed it very lightly; after the expiry of two months the oil was thick and black.

From Discovery of Oxygen, Part 2 by Scheele, Carl Wilhelm

What immense fish is it that furnishes us with a quantity of animal oil?

From A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. by Anonymous

Sometimes she made a dressing out of animal oil, beaten to a cream; and it was better than lettuce salad.

From The Sky Line of Spruce by Marshall, Edison