MENHADEN OIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does menhaden oil mean? 

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

1. a fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in paint and ink and in treating leather

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MENHADEN OIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in paint and ink and in treating leather

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

animal oil (any oil obtained from animal substances)

Holonyms ("menhaden oil" is a substance of...):

Brevoortia tyrannis; menhaden (shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer)

 Context examples 

Menhaden oil is used industrially in paint production and the tanning of leather as was as in livestock feeds.

(Menhaden Oil, NCI Thesaurus)