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FISH OIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fatty oil obtained from the livers of various fish
Synonyms:
Classified under:
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:
The alterations caused by the long-term consumption of sunflower and fish oils make the liver susceptible to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, a very serious disease that may act as a catalyst for other liver diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer.
(Long-term consumption of sunflower and fish oils damages the liver, University of Granada)
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