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LINSEED OIL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints

Synonyms:

flaxseed oil; linseed oil

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Nouns denoting substances

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

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

Meronyms (substance of "linseed oil"):

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)

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