linseed oil
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views updated May 21 2018linseed oil Oil pressed from seeds of cultivated
flax (Linum usitatissimum). Because of its drying qualities, linseed is an important ingredient of oil paints and printing inks, and is used to make
varnish and linoleum.
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linseed oil
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views updated May 11 2018linseed oil Vegetable oil from the seeds of flax,
Linum usitatissimum; rich in the essential
fatty acid α‐linolenic acid.
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER
linseed oil
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views updated May 29 2018lin·seed oil •
n. a pale yellow oil extracted from linseed, used esp. in paint and varnish.
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linseed oil
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views updated May 23 2018 A Dictionary of Plant Sciences MICHAEL ALLABY