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SHARK-LIVER OIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shark-liver oil mean?
• SHARK-LIVER OIL (noun)
The noun SHARK-LIVER OIL has 1 sense:
1. a fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharks; used for dressing leather and as a source of vitamin A
Familiarity information: SHARK-LIVER OIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharks; used for dressing leather and as a source of vitamin A
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
shark-liver oil; shark oil
Hypernyms ("shark-liver oil" is a kind of...):
animal oil (any oil obtained from animal substances)
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