The Emergence Machine

Oil

physical · Culinary · Level 13 · E3

E3Chemistry

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Oil is a liquid used in cooking to enhance flavors and preserve food.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “oil” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “oil”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
oil
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L7L6L5L2L1L0OilCookingFoodAnimalHeat… intermediate l…LiquidTransferForceFormActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesFry CookingL14FryingL14Linseed OilL14Oil NaturalL14Oil PaintL14OilL13LiquidL2TransferL2CookingL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • Öl German
  • oil English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Liquid L2 (requires)
    Liquid fat used in cooking to transfer heat, enhance flavors, and preserve food through various culinary techniques.
  • Transfer L2 (requires)
    Liquid fat used in cooking to transfer heat, enhance flavors, and preserve food through various culinary techniques.
  • Cooking L7 (requires)
    Liquid fat used in cooking to transfer heat, enhance flavors, and preserve food through various culinary techniques.

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