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oily

Oily vs Bitter - What's the difference?

oily | bitter |


As adjectives the difference between oily and bitter

is that oily is relating to oil while bitter is having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).

As nouns the difference between oily and bitter

is that oily is a marble with an oily lustre while bitter is a liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.

As a verb bitter is

to make bitter.

Oily vs Cetene - What's the difference?

oily | cetene |


As nouns the difference between oily and cetene

is that oily is a marble with an oily lustre while cetene is an oily hydrocarbon of the ethylene series, obtained from spermaceti.

As an adjective oily

is relating to oil.

Oily vs Bantingism - What's the difference?

oily | bantingism |


As nouns the difference between oily and bantingism

is that oily is a marble with an oily lustre while bantingism is (dated) a method of weight loss by avoiding food containing large amounts of farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter.

As an adjective oily

is relating to oil.

Oily vs Iridoline - What's the difference?

oily | iridoline |


As nouns the difference between oily and iridoline

is that oily is a marble with an oily lustre while iridoline is (organic compound) a nitrogenous base of the quinoline series, c10h9n, extracted from coal-tar naphtha as an oily liquid; probably identical with lepidine.

As an adjective oily

is relating to oil.

Oily vs Nicotidine - What's the difference?

oily | nicotidine |


As nouns the difference between oily and nicotidine

is that oily is a marble with an oily lustre while nicotidine is (chemistry) a complex, oily, nitrogenous base, isomeric with nicotine, obtained by the reduction of certain derivatives of the pyridine group.

As an adjective oily

is relating to oil.

Oily vs Candlefish - What's the difference?

oily | candlefish |


As nouns the difference between oily and candlefish

is that oily is a marble with an oily lustre while candlefish is an oily edible fish, thaleichthys pacificus , from the northern pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the chinook indians.

As an adjective oily

is relating to oil.

Oily vs Oleogum - What's the difference?

oily | oleogum |


As nouns the difference between oily and oleogum

is that oily is a marble with an oily lustre while oleogum is any oily gum.

As an adjective oily

is relating to oil.

Oily vs Nonoily - What's the difference?

oily | nonoily |


As adjectives the difference between oily and nonoily

is that oily is relating to oil while nonoily is not oily.

As a noun oily

is a marble with an oily lustre.

Oily vs Cocobolo - What's the difference?

oily | cocobolo |


As nouns the difference between oily and cocobolo

is that oily is a marble with an oily lustre while cocobolo is an oily tropical hardwood from central america.

As an adjective oily

is relating to oil.

Oily vs Oilily - What's the difference?

oily | oilily |


As an adjective oily

is relating to oil.

As a noun oily

is a marble with an oily lustre.

As an adverb oilily is

in an oily way.

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