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oiliness

noun

Etymology

From oily + -ness.

  1. inherited from oylei
  2. suffixed as oiliness — “oily + ness”

Definitions

  1. The quality of being oily.

    • During his retirement, Deeley devised a method for testing the oiliness of lubricants, which he communicated to the Physical Society in 1919; […].

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