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PRONUNCIATION OF WHALE OIL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHALE OIL

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Whale oil is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WHALE OIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Whale oil

Whale oil is oil obtained from the blubber of whales. Whale oil was sometimes known as train oil, which comes from the Dutch word traan. Sperm oil is a special kind of oil obtained from the head cavities of sperm whales. It is chemically different from ordinary whale oil, being mostly liquid wax. It had different properties and applications than regular whale oil, and was more expensive. Whale oil was widely used in oil lamps and to make soap and margarine. With the discovery of substitutes such as kerosene and vegetable oils, the use of whale oils declined considerably. With most countries having banned whaling, the sale and use of whale oil today is almost non-existent.

Definition of whale oil in the English dictionary

The definition of whale oil in the dictionary is oil obtained either from the blubber of whales or the head of the sperm whale.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHALE OIL

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whakapapa
whale
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whale shark
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whalebone
whalebone whale
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whaleman
whaler
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whaling station
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WORDS THAT END LIKE WHALE OIL

benne oil
bone oil
clove oil
coconut oil
crude oil
essential oil
evening primrose oil
fuel oil
heavy crude oil
hydrogenated vegetable oil
motor oil
olive oil
rape oil
sesame oil
shale oil
snake oil
strike oil
vegetable oil
virgin olive oil
volatile oil

Synonyms and antonyms of whale oil in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whale oil» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHALE OIL

Find out the translation of whale oil to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whale oil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whale oil» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鲸油
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aceite de ballena
570 millions of speakers

English

whale oil
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्हेल तेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زيت الحوت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

китовый жир
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

óleo de baleia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তিমি তেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´huile de baleine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Minyak ikan paus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Walöl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鯨油
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고래 기름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lenga paus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dầu cá ông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திமிங்கிலம் எண்ணெய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हेल तेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

balina yağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

olio di balena
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

olej wielorybi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

китовий жир
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ulei de balena
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φάλαινα πετρελαίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

walvisolie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

valolja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hvalolje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whale oil

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHALE OIL»

The term «whale oil» is regularly used and occupies the 64.799 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHALE OIL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whale oil

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHALE OIL»

Discover the use of whale oil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whale oil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Complete Blackpowder Handbook
Whale oil was tremendously important in the America of old. As good as it was, however, it does not outclass the modern gun chemicals we have today. Whale oil would fail badly in competing with Brownells EZ-Soak for breaking down fouling ...
Sam Fadala, 2006
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Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs and ...
Innovation for Profits, Jobs and Security. whale oil almost overnight.”34 In the 1850s, whale oils lost two-thirds of their total market share (by value), even more if lubricants are factored out.35 By the end of the decade, whale-derived illuminants ...
‎2004
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The History of Modern Whaling
Between these two comes the world crisis, as well as the collapse of the whale oil market, and parallel with the latter we have the first attempts at an agreement on international control. For this reason any account of this golden age of pelagic ...
Johan Nicolay Tønnessen, Arne Odd Johnsen, 1982
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The Lipid Handbook with CD-ROM, Third Edition
This industry caught and processed whales and sold whale oil as lamp oil; in New England, it started in 1690 (Blank, 1942). It was only after the invention of the hydrogenation process by Normann (1903) that whale oil was also used for edible ...
Frank D. Gunstone, John L. Harwood, Albert J. Dijkstra, 2007
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The whale-fishery
Description of Whale-Oil, and Remarks on the Cause of its offensive Smell. Whale-oil prepared by the method just described, is of a pale honey-yellow colour ; but sometimes, when the blubber from which it is procured happens to be of the red ...
William Scoresby, 1820
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Føroysk-Ensk ordabók: with Faroese folk-lore and proverbs : ...
... mana- etc; 2) whale oil (from liver, whale blubber and the like). lysi/blika spot on the sea where whale oil has been poured, -fuglur=lysilomvigi, -grugg sediment (of whale oil) in the oil barrel, -kerald small wooden vessel for keeping whale oil, ...
‎1985
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Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries
Sundries In port Hawaiian produce Sperm and whale oil. Sundries Groceries, lumber, lie mission. Stores for Guano Company. Sperm and whale oil NAVIGATION AND COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES—.
United States. Dept. of State, 1862
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The Gray Whale: Eschrichtius Robustus: Eschrichtius Robustus
Whale oil was the most prized commodity among these Northwest groups. It was stored fresh, or used as a preservative for other foods. It was ubiquitously used as a gravy on foods and considered necessary to the diet (Swan, 1870).
Mary Lou Jones, Steven L. Swartz, Stephen Leatherwood, 1984
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The Blue Whale
A critical shortage of fats and oils developed, and to stimulate production of whale oil the British government fixed the price at £75 per ton. This move undoubtedly did stimulate postwar production, but it may have been superfluous. By 195o ...
George L. Small, 1971
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Has the demand for Whale Oil increased or decreased lately? — The demand for *v j Whale Oil in my neighbourhood has been very limited. During the winter, as the price has fallen, some little has been used for the greasing of collieries, ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1816

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHALE OIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whale oil is used in the context of the following news items.
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Humpback whale population grows, animals proposed to be …
In the 19th and 20th centuries, humpbacks were heavily hunted, first for whale oil, and then for fertilizer, poultry meal and pet food, which sent their numbers ... «San Jose Mercury News, Apr 15»
2
Celebrity boxing pits Cameron 'Whaleoil' Slater against Jesse Ryder
The controversial Whale Oil blogger and the subject of the Dirty Politics scandal will make his ring debut in Christchurch on March 28, against former New ... «The Southland Times, Jan 15»
3
Slater wins quote of the year
The Whale Oil blogger won the Massey University-run contest with this quote: "I play politics like Fijians play rugby. My role is smashing your face into the ground ... «The Nelson Mail, Dec 14»
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'Handful' of texts with WhaleOil
Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater took legal action against three NZ media companies. When asked by reporters on Tuesday, if he had contacted the Whale Oil ... «The Southland Times, Nov 14»
5
John Key says sorry to Whale Oil
The prime minister has apologised to Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater over the release of an email that forced Justice Minister Judith Collins' resignation. «Stuff.co.nz, Nov 14»
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Judge rules Whale Oil is a journalist
Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater is a journalist, but he won't be able to protect his sources over an attack on an Auckland businessman as the story wasn't in ... «3News NZ, Sep 14»
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Whale Oil blogger silent ahead of appearance
Controversial right-wing Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater has given evidence to the spy service watchdog about how he obtained politically damaging ... «TVNZ, Sep 14»
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Whale Oil legal action stopped
Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater has withdrawn legal proceedings after media companies gave an undertaking not to publish any of his personal details from ... «Stuff.co.nz, Sep 14»
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Court halts Whale Oil leaks
Slater, who runs the Whale Oil blog, yesterday served papers on Fairfax, APN and MediaWorks. A fourth ''unknown person'' was listed, referring to the person ... «Stuff.co.nz, Sep 14»
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Whale Oil blogger left out of probe
An inquiry into the events surrounding Judith Collins' downfall will not examine the relationship between her and Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater or the ... «New Zealand Herald, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Whale oil [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/whale-oil>. May 2024 ».
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