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FLAXSEED OIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints
Synonyms:
flaxseed oil; linseed oil
Classified under:
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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