OYL

Meaning of OYL in English

Oyl, Olive /ɔɪl/ BrE AmE

a character in the US ↑ cartoon strip and film about ↑ Popeye . Olive Oyl is a tall very thin woman who is Popeye's ↑ girlfriend .

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-OYL — _əwəl, ə(ˌ)wil, əˌwēl noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary -o- (as in -oic ) + -yl …
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OYL, OLIVE — Oyl, Olive /ɔɪl/ BrE AmE a character in the US ↑ cartoon strip and film about ↑ Popeye . Olive …
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TROP- — I. combining form or tropo- Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek, from tropos — more at trope 1. : turn …
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CARBAMAZEPINE — ˌkärbəˈmazəˌpēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: carbam oyl + -azepine (as in benzodiazepine — herein) : a tricyclic anticonvulsant and …
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AMETHOPTERIN — ˌaməˈthäpt(ə)rə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: a min- + meth- + pter oyl + -in : methotrexate herein
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-YL — _ə̇l, ˌil, -ˌēl, ( when t, d, or n precedes ) _ ə l; chiefly Brit ˌīl noun combining form …
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VANILLOYL — vəˈniləˌwil noun ( -s ) Etymology: vanillic (acid) + -oyl : the univalent radical CH 3 O(OH)C 6 H 3 …
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TROPOYL — ˈträpəwə̇l noun ( -s ) Etymology: trop- (II) + -oyl (as in benzoyl ) : the radical HOCH 2 CH(C …
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SULFAMOYL — ˌsəlˈfaməwə̇l noun or sul·fa·myl ˈsəlfəˌmil ( -s ) Etymology: sulfam ic + -oyl or -yl : the univalent radical H …
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SALICYL- — combining form or salicylo- Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from salicyl salicyloyl : related to salicylic acid salicyl amide salicyl oyl
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PHTHALOYL — ˈthaləˌwil noun ( -s ) Etymology: phthal- + -oyl : the bivalent radical C 6 H 4 (CO−) 2 of …
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OLEOYL — ōˈlēəˌwil noun ( -s ) Etymology: ole- + -oyl : the radical C 17 H 33 CO− of oleic acid
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OLE- — combining form or oleo- also olei- Etymology: French olé-, oléo-, from Latin ole-, from oleum — more at oil 1. …
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LACTOYL — ˈlaktəˌwil noun or lac·tyl ˈlakˌtil ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lact- + -oyl or -yl : the radical …
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HEXANOYL — |heksə|nōə̇l; hekˈsanəˌwil, -ˌwēl noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hexan- (from hexanoic acid ) + -oyl : caproyl
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GLUTAMYL — ˈglüd.əˌmil, glüˈtaməl noun also glu·tam·o·yl glüˈtaməˌwil ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary glutam- (from glutamic acid ) + -yl …
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FUMAROYL — fyüˈmarəˌwil noun or fu·ma·ryl ˈfyüməˌril ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary fumar- + -oyl or -yl : the radical …
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DECANOYL — |dekə|nōə̇l; deˈkanəˌwil, -ˌwēl noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary decan- (from decanoic acid ) + -oyl : capryl …
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CAMPHOROYL — kamˈfȯrəˌwil, -aam-, -ēl noun ( -s ) Etymology: camphor ic + -oyl (as in benzoyl ) : the bivalent radical …
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ASPARTOYL — -təˌwil noun also as·par·tyl -rd. ə l, -rˌtēl ( -s ) Etymology: aspart ic + -oyl, -yl : the bivalent …
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TUNG-OIL TREE — /tung"oyl'/ . See tung tree .
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TREFOIL — /tree"foyl, tref"oyl/ , n. 1. any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually …
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OILTIGHT — /oyl"tuyt'/ , adj. constructed to be impervious to oil: an oiltight bulkhead. [ 1855-60; OIL + TIGHT ]
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OILSTONE — /oyl"stohn'/ , n. a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by …
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OILSPOT GLAZE — /oyl"spot'/ a brown or black ceramic glaze dotted with silvery spots caused by impurities. [ 1920-25; OIL + SPOT ]
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OILSKIN — /oyl"skin'/ , n. 1. a cotton fabric made waterproof by treatment with oil and used for rain gear and fishermen's …
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OILSEED — /oyl"seed'/ , n. any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed. …
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OIL-PLANT — /oyl"plant'/ , n. any of several plants, as the castor-oil plant or sesame, the seeds of which yield an oil. …
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SEGAR, ELZIE (CRISLER) — born Dec. 8, 1894, Chester, Ill., U.S. died Oct. 13, 1938, Santa Monica, Calif. American cartoonist and creator of Popeye, …
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