Oleograph

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oleograph \O`le*o*graph\, n. [L. oleum oil + -graph.]
     1. (Chem.) The form or figure assumed by a drop of oil when
        placed upon water or some other liquid with which it does
        not mix.
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     2. (Painting) A picture produced in oils by a process
        analogous to that of lithographic printing.
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