Definition of Tall oil

1. Noun. An oil derived from wood pulp and used in making soaps or lubricants.

Generic synonyms: Oil

Definition of Tall oil

1. 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 ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tall Oil

tall bellflower
tall bilberry
tall crowfoot
tall cupflower
tall drink of water
tall gallberry holly
tall goldenrod
tall in the saddle
tall mallow
tall man
tall men
tall oil (current term)
tall order
tall poppy
tall poppy syndrome
tall ship
tall story
tall sunflower
tall tale
tall white violet
tall yellow-eye
tallage
tallageable
tallaged
tallages
tallaging

Literary usage of Tall oil

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Niosh Recommendations for Occupational Safety & Health: Compendium of Policy by DIANE Publishing Company (1992)
"... fatty acids of tall oil) 2-Alkyl l-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-imidazoline (CIS as in fatty acids of tall oil) 2-Alkyl 1-hydroxyethyl imidazoline phosphate (100% ..."

2. Code of Federal Regulations 21 Food and Drugs: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as by U.s. Gpo (2005)
"tall oil. tall oil fatty acids, linoleic and oleic. tall oil fatty acid methyl ester. tall oil, methyl ester. tall oil pitch. tall oil soaps. ..."

3. North American Free Trade Agreement: Mexico Schedule of Tariff Rate Reductions by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"10 AA 3802.90.05 Negro de origen animal, excepto lo comprendido en las fracciones 3802.90.03 y 04. 10 AA 3802.90.99 Los demás. 15 AA 38.03 'tall oil", ..."

4. Organic Lies: Misconceptions of the United States Organic Act in America and ...by Mary Choate by Mary Choate (2007)
"... tall-oil, C12-15-alkyl esters, sulfated, sodium salts Fatty acids, tall-oil, ... ethoxylated Fatty acids, tall-oil, mixed esters with glycerol and ..."

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