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tall oil


tall oil

noun \ˈtäl-, ˈtȯl-\

Definition of TALL OIL

: a resinous by-product from the manufacture of chemical wood pulp used especially in making soaps, coatings, and oils

Origin of TALL OIL

part translation of German Tallöl, part translation of Swedish tallolja, from tall pine + olja oil
First Known Use: circa 1926

Rhymes with TALL OIL

coal oil, corn oil, fish oil, fixed oil, free-soil, fuel oil, gas oil, night soil, palm oil, red soil, rose oil, shale oil, snake oil, sperm oil, subsoil, tung oil, white oil

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