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  • 1Tall oil — Tall oil, also called liquid rosin or tallol, is a viscous yellow black odorous liquid obtained as a byproduct of the Kraft process of wood pulp manufacture. The name originated as anglicization of Swedish tallolja ( pine oil ).Crude tall oil… …

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  • 2tall oil — ☆ tall oil n. [half transl. of Ger tallöl, half transl. of Swed tallolja, lit., pine oil < tall, pine < ON thǫll, young fir (< IE base * tal , to sprout > TAILOR) + Swed olja, oil < MLowG olie < VL olium, for L oleum,OIL] a… …

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  • 3tall oil — tall′ oil [[t]tɑl[/t]] n. chem. a resinous secondary product from the manufacture of chemical wood pulp • Etymology: 1925–30; < Sw tallolja, der. of tall pine …

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  • 4tall oil — /tahl/ a resinous secondary product resulting from the manufacture of chemical wood pulp: used in the manufacture of soaps, paints, etc. [1925 30; < Sw tallolja, equiv. to tall pine (c. ON tholl young pine tree) + olja oil] * * *       dark,&#8230; …

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  • 5tall oil — noun Etymology: part translation of German Tallöl, part translation of Swedish tallolja, from tall pine + olja oil Date: circa 1926 a resinous by product from the manufacture of chemical wood pulp used especially in making soaps, coatings, and&#8230; …

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  • 6tall oil — noun A dark yellow resinous acidic oil obtained as a byproduct during the pulping of pine; it is used in the manufacture of soaps and lubricants …

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  • 7Tall oil —   The oily mixture of rosin acids, fatty acids, and other materials obtained by acid treatment of the alkaline liquors from the digesting (pulping) of pine wood.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …

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  • 8tall oil — /ˈtal ɔɪl/ (say tahl oyl) noun a resinous secondary product resulting from the manufacture of chemical wood pulp, used in making soaps, etc. {Swedish tallöl pine beer} …

  • 9pine — pine1 pinelike, adj. /puyn/, n. 1. any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc. Cf. pine family. 2. any of various similar coniferous&#8230; …

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