Cannabis extraction from hash through alcohol, Carbon Dioxide (CO2), or any other solvent extraction process and is often considered the most potent form of cannabis due to its high Tetrahydrocannabinol (or THC) content. Oil can be consumed through dabbing, oral consumption, vaporization, or smoking.
An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) and lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturated lipids that are liquid at room temperature.
The general definition of oil includes classes of chemical compounds that may be otherwise unrelated in structure, properties, and uses. Oils may be animal, vegetable, or petrochemical in origin, and may be volatile or non-volatile. They are used for food (e.g., olive oil), fuel (e.g., heating oil), medical purposes (e.g., mineral oil), lubrication (e.g. motor oil), and the manufacture of many types of paints, plastics, and other materials. Specially prepared oils are used in some religious ceremonies and rituals as purifying agents.
English
Alternative forms
- oyl (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- enPR: oil, IPA(key): /ɔɪ(ə)l/, [ɔɪ(ə)ɫ]
- (Southern US) IPA(key): /ɔl̴/
- Homophone: Oi'll
- Rhymes: -ɔɪl
Etymology 1
From Middle English oyle, oile (“olive oil”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman olie, from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (
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