types:
fat
a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
triglyceride
glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
oil
a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
phospholipid
any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes
wax
any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
edible fat
oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue
sassafras oil
oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant
calamus oil
carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume
mustard oil
oil obtained from mustard seeds and used in making soap
safflower oil
oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints
hydnocarpus oil
oil from seeds of trees of the genus Hydnocarpus especially Hydnocarpus wightiana (Hydnocarpus laurifolia)
carnauba,
carnauba wax
hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes
pennyroyal oil
oil from European pennyroyal having an odor like mint; used chiefly in soaps
croton oil
viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action
lecithin
a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier
animal oil
any oil obtained from animal substances
candelilla wax
a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla shrubs
ceresin
a white wax extracted from ozokerite
leaf fat,
leaf lard
fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to make lard
floor wax
a preparation containing wax and used to polish and preserve the finish of floors
essential oil,
volatile oil
an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings
mineral oil
a distillate of petroleum (especially one used medicinally as a laxative or stool softener)
motor oil
oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor
medulla,
myelin,
myeline
a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
fusel oil
a mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquors
stand oil
a thick oil comprised of linseed, tung, or soya oils which have been heated to over 300 C
neroli oil
an odoriferous yellow oil found in orange flowers and used in perfumery and as a flavoring
tall oil
an oil derived from wood pulp and used in making soaps or lubricants
pisang wax
a wax obtained from the leaves of a plantain
polyunsaturated fat
a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; used in some margarines; supposedly associated with low blood cholesterol
shale oil
oil extracted from oil shale by heating
ski wax
wax used on the bottom of skis
chaulmoogra oil
an oil from chaulmoogra trees; used in treatment of skin diseases and leprosy
beeswax
a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs
cerumen,
earwax
a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal
paraffin,
paraffin wax
from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
spermaceti
a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale
vegetable wax
a waxy substance obtained from plants (especially from the trunks of certain palms)