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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

matter go
that which has mass and occupies space

substance go
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

material, stuff go
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

animal material go
material derived from animals

animal oil
any oil obtained from animal substances

noun.substance

25 Subcategories

drying oil go
an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base
blubber go
an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals
bone oil, Dippel's oil go
dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone
bone oil go
the liquid portion of bone fat
cod-liver oil, cod liver oil go
an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes
lanolin, wool fat, wool grease go
a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool
fish-liver oil, fish oil go
a fatty oil obtained from the livers of various fish
glyceride, acylglycerol go
an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
goose grease go
grease derived from geese
halibut-liver oil go
a fatty oil from halibut livers that is used as a source of vitamin A
lard oil go
oil consisting chiefly of olein that is expressed from lard and used especially as a lubricant, cutting oil or illuminant
menhaden oil go
a fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in paint and ink and in treating leather
neat's-foot oil go
a pale yellow oil made from the feet and legs of cattle
oleo oil go
obtained from beef fat
porpoise oil go
a yellow fatty oil obtained from porpoises and used as a fine lubricant
dolphin oil go
an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricant
salmon oil go
a fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon
sardine oil go
oil obtained from sardines and used chiefly as a lubricant and in soap
seal oil go
a pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal blubber
shark oil, shark-liver oil go
a fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharks
sperm oil go
an animal oil found in the blubber of the sperm whale
tallow go
obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants
tallow oil go
an animal oil obtained by pressing tallow
whale oil, train oil go
a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber
wool oil go
any oil used to oil wool before spinning