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fatty oil
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fatty oil
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name for fixed oil
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Noun1.fatty oil - nonvolatile animal or plant oil
oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water


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With such modification, in the case of castor-oil plants, the idea is for fatty oils to get accumulated in the seed without affecting other parts of the plant, thus avoiding negative agronomic effects.
They do not contain the glycerol molecule that makes fatty oils greasy on the tongue.
Not every oil treatments enclose equivalent attention of fatty oils.
 
 
 
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