Oil is any of a number of nonpolar, hydrophobic, and viscous liquids.
Oil also often refers to:
Cooking oil, any liquid fat used in food preparation Lubricant, a substance that reduces friction between surfaces Lubrication, using a lubricant to reduce friction Motor oil, any lubricant used in internal combustion engines Petroleum (crude oil), naturally occurring liquid found beneath the Earth's surface, or a derived product: Fuel oil, liquid fuel burned for heat or power Heating oil, liquid fuel
Oil or OIL may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Art Oil paint, paint with pigments suspended in an oil Oil painting, the process of using paints based on oils
Music Oil (band), a group of Californian heavy metal musicians OiL, a band from Pennsylvania now called CKY Oil: Chicago Punk Refined, a compilation CD released by Thick Records Midnight Oil, also known as "The Oils", an Australian rock band "Oil," a Gorillaz track featuring Stevie Nicks, released on the 2023 album "Cracker Island."
Television Series Oil, an early title of the U.S. TV series Blood & Oil Oil, the original title of 1980s soap opera Dynasty
Episodes "Oil" (Dynasty), the debut episode of Dynasty "Oil" (The Young Ones), a 1982 episode of The Young Ones
Other arts, entertainment, and media Oil (film), a 2009 Italian documentary Oil!, a novel by Upton Sinclair published in 1927
Organizations Big Oil, a name used to collectively describe major oil corporations OIL (incorporations and corporate services), a company Office of Infrastructure and Logistics (European Commission) in Luxembourg Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature, a collegiate political education organization Oil India Ltd Oil Insurance Limited, a mutual insurance company Oilexco (TSX: OIL, LON: OIL), an oil company
Technology Ontology Inference Layer or Ontology Interchange Language, an ontology infrastructure for the Semantic Web OSEK Implementation Language, a description language used in OSEK systems
See also
Oil lamp
Langues d'oïl (in Romance languages) OYL (disambiguation)