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FISH OIL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A fatty oil obtained from the livers of various fish

Synonyms:

fish-liver oil; fish oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("fish oil" is a kind of...):

animal oil (any oil obtained from animal substances)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fish oil"):

tuna oil (an oil obtained from tuna)

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 Context examples: 

The alterations caused by the long-term consumption of sunflower and fish oils make the liver susceptible to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, a very serious disease that may act as a catalyst for other liver diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer.

(Long-term consumption of sunflower and fish oils damages the liver, University of Granada)