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tall oil

(täl, tôl)

n.

A resinous oily liquid composed of a mixture of rosin acids and fatty acids obtained as a byproduct in the treatment of pine pulp and used in soaps, emulsions, and lubricants.

[Partial translation of German Tallöl, from partial translation of Swedish tallolja : tall, pine (from Old Norse thöll, young pine tree) + olja, oil.]

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tall oil

or

tallol

n

(Chemistry) any of various oily liquid mixtures obtained by acidifying the liquor resulting from the treatment of wood pulp with sodium hydroxide: it contains chiefly rosin acids and fatty acids and is used in making soaps and lubricants

[C20: partial translation of German Tallöl, from Swedish tallolja, from tall pine + olja oil]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tall′ oil`

(tɑl)
n.

a resinous secondary product from the manufacture of chemical wood pulp.

[1925–30; < Swedish tallolja, derivative of tall pine]

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