Use olive oil for its nutritional value. Photo Credit sanse293/iStock/Getty Images. When you need to relieve constipation, mineral oil is a better choice than olive oil, which has a mild laxative impact, if any. You'll also get a lot of calories if you try to use olive oil as a laxative, compared to zero calories in mineral oil.
Definition of foreign direct investment. Investment from one country into another (normally by companies rather than governments) that involves establishing operations or acquiring tangible assets, including stakes in other businesses.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Ramadi is a city in central Iraq, about 110 kilometers west of Baghdad. It is the capital of Al Anbar Governorate. The city extends more than 60 kilometers along the Euphrates and is the largest city in Al-Anbar.