Liquid vs. Oil — What's the Difference?

A state of matter with no fixed shape but a definite volume.

A viscous liquid derived from organic materials.

A phase of matter between solid and gas.

A type of liquid that is hydrophobic and non-polar.

A liquid is a nearly incompressible fluid that conforms to the shape of its container but retains a (nearly) constant volume independent of pressure. As such, it is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, gas, and plasma), and is the only state with a definite volume but no fixed shape.

A fuel source extracted from underground deposits.

The state of matter in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow and little or no tendency to disperse, and is amorphous but has a fixed volume and is difficult to compress.

An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is a viscous liquid at ambient temperatures and is both hydrophobic (does not mix with water, literally "water fearing") and lipophilic (mixes with other oils, literally "fat loving"). Oils have a high carbon and hydrogen content and are usually flammable and surface active.

Matter or a specific body of matter in this state.

A viscous liquid derived from petroleum, especially for use as a fuel or lubricant.

(Linguistics) A consonant articulated without friction and capable of being prolonged like a vowel, such as English l and r.

Oil paint

Of or being a liquid.

Information or facts

Melted by heating

Lubricate, coat, or impregnate with oil

Condensed by cooling

Supply with oil as fuel

Flowing readily; fluid

Any of numerous mineral, vegetable, or synthetic substances or animal or vegetable fats that are generally slippery, combustible, viscous, liquid or liquefiable at room temperatures, soluble in various organic solvents such as ether but not in water, and used in a great variety of products, especially lubricants and fuels.

Having a flowing quality without harshness or abrupt breaks

Petroleum.

(Linguistics) Articulated without friction and capable of being prolonged like a vowel.

A petroleum derivative, such as a machine oil or lubricant.

Clear and shining

A protective or cosmetic liquid applied to the skin or hair.

Existing as or readily convertible into cash

Oil paint.

A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

A painting done in oil paint.

(phonetics) Any of a class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.

To lubricate, supply, cover, or polish with oil.

Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.

Liquid fat.

Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.

Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.

Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.

Petroleum

Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.

(countable) An oil painting.

(phonology) Belonging to a class of consonants comprised of the laterals and the rhotics, which in many languages behave similarly.

(painting) Oil paint.

Fluid and transparent.

(attributive) Containing oil, conveying oil; intended for or capable of containing oil.

Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid.

(transitive) To lubricate with oil.

Being in such a state that the component molecules move freely among themselves, but have a definite volume changing only slightly with changes of pressure, and do not tend to separate from each other as the particles of gases and vapors do when the volume of the container is increased; neither solid nor gaseous; as, liquid mercury, in distinction from mercury solidified or in a state of vapor.

(transitive) To grease with oil for cooking.

Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.

Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, more viscous than and not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily consistency; as, oil of vitriol.

Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters.

To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil.

Fluid and transparent; as, the liquid air.

A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water

Clear; definite in terms or amount.

Oil paint used by an artist

In cash or readily convertible into cash without loss of principle; - said of assets, such as bank accounts, or short-term bonds tradable on a major stock exchange.

Any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants

A substance whose parts change their relative position on the slightest pressure, and therefore retain no definite form; any substance in the state of liquidity; a fluid that is not gaseous and has a definite volume independent, of the container in which it is held. Liquids have a fixed volume at any given pressure, but their shape is determined by the container in which it is contained. Liquids, in contrast to gases, cannot expand indefinitely to fill an expanding container, and are only slightly compressible by application of pressure.

Cover with oil, as if by rubbing;

A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are called liquids.

Administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

A substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

A slippery substance used for lubrication.

The state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility

A substance used in various industries for different applications.

A substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume

A frictionless non-nasal continuant (especially `l' and `r')

Existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow;

Filled or brimming with tears;

Clear and bright;

Changed from a solid to a liquid state;

Smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness;

Yielding; lacking any hint of hardness;

Smooth and unconstrained in movement;

In cash or easily convertible to cash;

A substance that flows freely but is of constant volume.

Any substance in the liquid state of matter.

Fluid that adapts to the shape of its container.

Oil is less dense than water, causing it to float.

The measure of a liquid's resistance to flow.

A viscous liquid derived from organic materials, used for various purposes.

No, some liquids, like oil and water, do not mix.

Oil provides lubrication and can withstand high temperatures.

Yes, oil is a type of liquid.

Yes, liquids can evaporate into gases under the right conditions.

A state of matter with a definite volume but no fixed shape.

No, water is a liquid but not an oil.

Yes, liquids have the ability to flow and adapt to their containers.

No, liquids can be transparent, translucent, or opaque.

No, oils have various uses, including cooking and as fuel.

Water, alcohol, and mercury.

Vegetable oil, fish oil, and crude oil.

No, oil can also come from animals and minerals.