Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
oil-based
adjective
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
oil-based/carbon-based/computer-based etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ oil-based paint
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But Lewis has its own oil-based industry.
▪ Choose water-packed canned tuna over the oil-based variety.
▪ For a soft effect, thin down an oil-based paint with spirits, and then apply your colour with a brush.
▪ For the finish product, Horton prefers oil-based products.
▪ Paint on oil-based paint, then partially rub off for an antiqued look.
▪ Powercote is an oil-based coating, based on a special synthetic resin called Pliolite.
▪ The picture has suffered from drastic cleaning operations in the past, and has been retouched at various times with oil-based paints.
▪ You can either use a water-based or an oil-based stain.
Usage examples of "oil-based".
This time with an oil-based paint she had evidently found where the maintenance man had left it while he ate lunch.
The smoke given off was dense and bitingly acrid, which is generally the case when several hundred used tyres are added to an oil-based fire.
Gutenberg's press was derived from screw presses in use for making wine and olive oil, while his ink was an oil-based improvement on existing inks.
Gutenberg’s press was derived from screw presses in use for making wine and olive oil, while his ink was an oil-based improvement on existing inks.
The overwhelming majority of our industries and those of our partners who rely on us for energy are indissolubly tied to oil-based fuels and feedstocks.