mineral oil

  1. any oil found in the rock strata of the earth; specif., petroleum
  2. any colorless, tasteless oil derived from petroleum and used as a laxative

See mineral oil in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Any of various light hydrocarbon oils, especially a distillate of petroleum.
  2. A refined distillate of petroleum, used as a laxative.

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