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The flash point for oil is the lowest temperature at which an oil sample develops sufficient vapours under specified conditions for the air-vapour mixture above the sample to ignite for the first time without continuing to burn afterwards.

The term pour point can also be described with flow point or the cold behaviour of oil. The pour point describes the temperature at which the oil is still fluid and applicable under defined test conditions.

The neutralisation number is an index which indicates the content of acids or bases in lubricating oils. It is specified for industrial lubricants such as gear oils, hydraulic oils or chain oils.

Fully synthetic oils are artificially created lubricating oils which have improved oil properties compared to mineral oils. The fully synthetic oils are produced by chemical processes such as synthesis technologies or polymerisation.

Semi-synthetic oil is a mixture of synthetic oils and mineral oils. The proportion of synthetic oils from Group IV base oils and Group V base oils must be at least 10%.