Dippel's Oil (Noun)
Meaning
Dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The farmer used Dippel's oil to treat the sheep for parasites and skin conditions.
- Dippel's oil was added to the denatured alcohol to make it unfit for human consumption.
- The strong smell of Dippel's oil wafted through the air as the sheep were being dipped.
- The use of Dippel's oil in sheep dips was a common practice in the rural areas.
- The production of Dippel's oil involved heating animal bones to high temperatures.