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Answer for the clue "Supply, eg oil? No, USA is rich in oil ", 10 letters:
oleaginous

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Word definitions for oleaginous in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1630s, from French oléagineux (14c.), from Latin oleaginus "of the olive," from olea "olive," alteration of oliva (see olive ) by influence of oleum "oil."

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oleaginous \O`le*ag`i*nous\, a. [L. oleaginus, oleagineus, belonging to the olive, fr. olea olive: cf. F. ol['e]agineux. See Olive , Oil .] Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Then we went in to face this perfectly oleaginous and crepuscular little registrar.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep" [syn: buttery ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 oily, greasy. 2 (context of manner or speech English) falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave.

Usage examples of oleaginous.

As the oleaginous matter exudes, it falls in drops through the apertures into a wide-mouthed calabash placed underneath.

And now, on this, the first rain- and snow-free day for ages, that oleaginous lardball admiral had to accost her.