Linseed oil

Linseed oil
Linseed Lin"seed` (l[i^]n"s[=e]d`), n. [OE. lin flax + seed. See {Linen}.] (Bot.) The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained. [Written also {lintseed}.] [1913 Webster]

{Linseed cake}, the solid mass or cake which remains when oil is expressed from flaxseed.

{Linseed meal}, linseed cake reduced to powder.

{Linseed oil}, oil obtained by pressure from flaxseed. [1913 Webster]


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