linseed oil
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linseed oil
n.
A yellowish oil extracted from the seeds of flax and used as a drying oil in paints and varnishes and in linoleum, printing inks, and synthetic resins.
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linseed oil
n
(Elements & Compounds) a yellow oil extracted from seeds of the flax plant. It has great drying qualities and is used in making oil paints, printer's ink, linoleum, etc
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lin′seed oil`
n.
a drying oil obtained by pressing flaxseed, used in making paints, printing inks, linoleum, etc.
[1540–50]
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| Noun | 1. | linseed oil - a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints linoleic acid, linolic acid - a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap linolenic acid - a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some plant oils; an essential fatty acid oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water |
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linseed oil
n → Leinöl nt
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