linseed oil
noun
: a yellowish drying oil obtained from flaxseed and used especially in paint, varnish, printing ink, and linoleum
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Cutting boards treated with linseed oil or mineral oil did not absorb the bacteria as well as untreated boards, at least for 24 hours, leaving more bacteria on the surface.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Linoleum flooring is made with natural materials like cork, limestone, and linseed oil.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
Reigning in the room are smells of plaster, damp glue, cold tobacco, and linseed oil.
—Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Harper's Magazine, 22 July 2024
While products like linseed oil or turpentine could help achieve this, Berrie suggests that mineral oil, or naphtha, was a game-changer thanks to its effectiveness in thinning paint and quickness to evaporate.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Linoleum flooring is made with natural materials like cork, limestone, and linseed oil.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
Reigning in the room are smells of plaster, damp glue, cold tobacco, and linseed oil.
—Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Harper's Magazine, 22 July 2024
While products like linseed oil or turpentine could help achieve this, Berrie suggests that mineral oil, or naphtha, was a game-changer thanks to its effectiveness in thinning paint and quickness to evaporate.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Linseed oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linseed%20oil. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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