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Noun: oil filter
  1. A filter that removes impurities from the oil used to lubricate an internal-combustion engine

Derived forms: oil filters

Type of: filter

Part of: force feed, force-feed lubricating system, lubricating system, pressure feed, pressure-feed lubricating system

Encyclopedia: Oil filter