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TALL OIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tall oil mean?
• TALL OIL (noun)
The noun TALL OIL has 1 sense:
1. an oil derived from wood pulp and used in making soaps or lubricants
Familiarity information: TALL OIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oil derived from wood pulp and used in making soaps or lubricants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("tall oil" is a kind of...):
oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)
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