flaxseed oil
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flaxseed oil — noun a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints • Syn: ↑linseed oil • Hypernyms: ↑oil • Substance Meronyms: ↑linoleic acid, ↑linolic acid, ↑linolenic acid * * * ˈflaxse … Useful english dictionary
flaxseed oil — linseed o … Medical dictionary
oil — Synonyms and related words: Barbados tar, Haliver Oil, Macassar oil, absinthe, adipose tissue, adulation, aid, alcohol, animal oils, anoint, anthracene oil, aquarelle, asphalt base oil, avocado oil, balm, balsam, bay oil, beechnut oil, beef… … Moby Thesaurus
oil — noun 1 used as fuel/to make machines work smoothly ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ light ▪ crude ▪ refined ▪ offshore ▪ … Collocations dictionary
oil cake — a cake or mass of linseed, cottonseed, soybean, or the like, from which the oil has been extracted or expressed, used as food for livestock. [1735 45] * * * ▪ chemistry coarse residue obtained after oil is removed from various oilseeds, rich in… … Universalium
flaxseed — noun Flaxseed is used before these nouns: ↑oil … Collocations dictionary
flaxseed — SYN: linseed. f. oil SYN: linseed oil. * * * flax·seed flak(s) .sēd n the small seed of flax (esp. Linum usitatissimum) used esp. as a source of oil, as a demulcent and emollient in treating inflammatory conditions of the respiratory, intestinal … Medical dictionary
flaxseed — noun the seed of flax used as a source of oil • Syn: ↑linseed • Hypernyms: ↑oilseed, ↑oil rich seed … Useful english dictionary
oil-rich seed — noun any of several seeds that yield oil • Syn: ↑oilseed • Hypernyms: ↑seed • Hyponyms: ↑castor bean, ↑cottonseed, ↑candlenut, ↑rapeseed, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
flaxseed — noun Date: 1562 the small seed of flax (especially Linum usitatissimum) used especially as a source of oil, as a demulcent and emollient, and as a dietary supplement called also linseed … New Collegiate Dictionary
