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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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