linseed oil

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English

Noun

linseed oil (countable and uncountable, plural linseed oils)

  1. An oil, extracted from flax seeds, used as a drying agent in paints, varnishes etc.

Usage notes

The same oil, when raw and used in food, is called flaxseed oil.

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