Sentence examples for a oily from inspiring English sources

The ponds shimmer with a oily sheen since not all bitumen can be extracted from the sand.

After it was dried over MgSO4, the solvent was removed in vacuo and purified by column chromatography with 5% ethyl acetate in petroleum ether (R f = 0.7) to yield a oily liquid 2 (2.43 g, 86%) (22).

There's a big difference in an oily skin type and an oily skin condition.

The principal thing to determine is whether it is an oily, or a non-oily stain.

Across the street there is a wooden house painted an oily yellow.

But when "slick" means an oily surface to a dress, Mr. Kane was showing his range.

Coconut oil will give it a bit more of an oily effect.

Your skin should have a pale glow, not an oily coat of paint.

The baritone Richard Paul Fink, though a little nasal-toned, was an oily Don Pizarro, the corrupt prison governor.

(It tasted quite good, actually, a cross between steak and an oily cereal bar).

I think lying on your back working under an oily car, that's a job.