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linseed oil, amber-colored, fatty oil extracted from the cotyledons and inner coats of the linseed. The raw oil extracted from the seeds by hydraulic pressure is pale in color and practically without taste or odor. When boiled or extracted by application of heat and pressure, it is darker and has a bitter taste and an unpleasant odor. Linseed oil has long been used as a drying oil in paints and varnish. It is also used in making linoleum, oilcloth, and certain inks. linseed oil a yellow oil extracted from seeds of the flax plant. It has great drying qualities and is used in making oil paints, printer's ink, linoleum, etc. linseed oil [′lin‚sēd ‚ȯil] (materials) A product made from the seeds of the flax plant by crushing and pressing either with or without heat; formulated in various grades and with various drying agents and used as a vehicle in oil paints and as a component of oil varnishes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Lunch: Tuna sandwich with a side salad of organic baby greens topped with flax seed oil and lemon juice. Our bodies can make small amounts of EPA and DHA from another fat, alpha-linolenic acid that is found in flax seeds and flax seed oil and, to a lesser extent, in canola oil and soy products. The new product, which contains an extract of Hercampuri, a herb native to Peru, phosphatidylserine and flax seed oil, helps sharpen the brain. |
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