oil spot

See also: oilspot

English

An iridescent oil spot after an oil spill on asphalt

Alternative forms

• oilspot

Noun

oil spot (plural oil spots)

1. A spot consisting of oil; for instance, in the ocean subsequent to an oil spill.
2. (botany) One of the yellow spots, often circular in shape, on the upper leaf surface of grapevines in the early stages of downy mildew (caused by Plasmopara viticola infection).

Related terms

• oil drop

Translations

a spot consisting of oil

• Czech: ropná skvrna f
• Finnish: öljyläikkä
• Hungarian: olajfolt (hu)
• Norwegian: oljeflekk m

Further reading

• “oil spot”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Pilotos, Politos, poloist, topsoil