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FLAXSEED OIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does flaxseed oil mean?
• FLAXSEED OIL (noun)
The noun FLAXSEED OIL has 1 sense:
1. a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints
Familiarity information: FLAXSEED OIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("flaxseed oil" is a kind of...):
oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)
Meronyms (substance of "flaxseed 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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