tall oil
[ tahl ]
/ tɑl /
noun
a resinous secondary product resulting from the manufacture of chemical wood pulp: used in the manufacture of soaps, paints, etc.
Origin of tall oil
1925–30; < Swedish
tallolja, equivalent to
tall pine (cognate with Old Norse
thǫll young pine tree) +
olja oil
Words nearby tall oil
tall,
tall blacks,
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tall drink,
tall meadow rue,
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tall one,
tall order,
tall poppy,
tall poppy syndrome,
tall ship
British Dictionary definitions for tall oil
tall oil
noun
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
Word Origin for tall oil
C20: partial translation of German
Tallöl, from Swedish
tallolja, from
tall pine +
olja
oil