LINSEED OIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does linseed oil mean? 

• LINSEED OIL (noun)
  The noun LINSEED OIL has 1 sense:

1. a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints

  Familiarity information: LINSEED OIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LINSEED OIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

flaxseed oil; linseed oil

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)

 Context examples 

Linseed oil is used as a nutritional supplement and as a polymerizing resin.

(Linseed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)