tall oil

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tall oil (täl, tôl)

A resinous oily liquid composed of a mixture of rosin acids and fatty acids obtained as a byproduct in the treatment of pine pulp and used in soaps, emulsions, and lubricants.

[Partial translation of German Tallöl, from partial translation of Swedish tallolja : tall, pine (from Old Norse thöll, young pine tree) + olja, oil.]

tall oil

(Chemistry) any of various oily liquid mixtures obtained by acidifying the liquor resulting from the treatment of wood pulp with sodium hydroxide: it contains chiefly rosin acids and fatty acids and is used in making soaps and lubricants

[partial translation of German Tallöl, from Swedish tallolja, from tall pine + olja oil]

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tall oil - an oil derived from wood pulp and used in making soaps or lubricants

oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water

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