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tall oil

 (täl, tôl)
n.
A resinous oily liquid composed of a mixture of rosin acids and fatty acids obtained as a byproduct in the treatment of pine pulp and used in soaps, emulsions, and lubricants.

[Partial translation of German Tallöl, from partial translation of Swedish tallolja : tall, pine (from Old Norse thöll, young pine tree) + olja, oil.]
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tall oil

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tallol

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(Chemistry) any of various oily liquid mixtures obtained by acidifying the liquor resulting from the treatment of wood pulp with sodium hydroxide: it contains chiefly rosin acids and fatty acids and is used in making soaps and lubricants
[C20: partial translation of German Tallöl, from Swedish tallolja, from tall pine + olja oil]
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tall′ oil`

(tɑl)
n.
a resinous secondary product from the manufacture of chemical wood pulp.
[1925–30; < Swedish tallolja, derivative of tall pine]
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Noun1.tall oil - an oil derived from wood pulp and used in making soaps or lubricants
oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
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And certain of these words and phrases, as tall oil, which is a demicalque of German Tallol, which itself is a demicalque of Swedish tallolja, are, in fact, doubledemicalques.