FISH OIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fish oil mean? 

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

1. a fatty oil obtained from the livers of various fish

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FISH OIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fatty oil obtained from the livers of various fish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

fish-liver oil; fish oil

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

animal oil (any oil obtained from animal substances)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fish oil"):

tuna oil (an oil obtained from tuna)

 Context examples 

Three dietary fats (virgin olive oil, sunflower oil and fish oils) were studied and virgin olive oil was shown to the best of the three for preserving the liver throughout life.

(Long-term consumption of sunflower and fish oils damages the liver, University of Granada)

Polyunsaturated fatty acids in the diet such as omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil may have a positive influence on health, reducing cardiovascular disease and cancer.

(Oxidation of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Fish oil is considered valuable due to its high content of omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentanoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid.

(Fish Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition to fish oil, this lipid emulsion contains egg phospholipids to maintain membrane integrity; glycerol to provide energy through glycolysis; and the antioxidant alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E).

(Fish Oil/Glycerol/Egg Lecithin-based Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

An ethyl ester form of omega-3 fatty acid derived from fish oil, with activity in decreasing serum triglyceride levels.

(Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters, NCI Thesaurus)

The lipid emulsion portion contains soybean oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil and fish oil; the amino acid solution contains alanine, arginine, glycine, histidine, leucine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, taurine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, and valine.

(Electrolyte-free Parenteral Nutrition Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

Foods high in magnesium include almonds, bananas, beans, broccoli, brown rice, cashews, egg yolk, fish oil, flaxseed, green vegetables, milk, mushrooms, other nuts, oatmeal, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, soybeans, sunflower seeds, sweet corn, tofu, and whole grains (see: Foods, by content of Magnesium, Mg)

(Low Magnesium Levels Make Vitamin D Ineffective, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Meanwhile, fish oil intensified oxidation associated with ageing, lowered mitochondrial electron transport chain activity and altered the relative telomere length.

(Long-term consumption of sunflower and fish oils damages the liver, University of Granada)

Additionally, the fish oil/glycerol/egg lecithin-based emulsion contains, myristic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, octadecatetraenoic acid, eicosaenoic acid, arachidonic acid, docosaenoic acid, and docosapentaenoic acid.

(Fish Oil/Glycerol/Egg Lecithin-based Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

An international group of scientists led by the University of Granada (UGR) has demonstrated that the long-term intake of sunflower or fish oils damages the liver and can cause a series of alterations in it, giving rise to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

(Long-term consumption of sunflower and fish oils damages the liver, University of Granada)