Definition of Safflower oil

1. Noun. Oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints.

Substance meronyms: Carthamus Tinctorius, False Saffron, Safflower
Generic synonyms: Oil

2. Noun. Oil from seeds of the safflower plant.
Generic synonyms: Oil, Vegetable Oil
Substance meronyms: Safflower Seed

Medical Definition of Safflower oil

1. An oily liquid extracted from the seeds of the safflower, carthamus tinctorius. It is used as a dietary supplement in the management of hypercholesterolaemia. It is used also in cooking, as a salad oil, and as a vehicle for medicines, paints, varnishes, etc. Chemical name: Safflower oil (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Safflower Oil

safetying
safetyman
safetymen
safewords
saffi
saffian
saffians
saffis
safflor
safflorite
safflorites
safflors
safflow
safflower
safflower oil (current term)
safflower seed
safflowers
saffranine
saffron
saffron crocus
saffroned
saffronlike
saffrons
saffrony
safing
saframycin
saframycins
safranal
safranin

Literary usage of Safflower oil

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

1. Chemical Technology and Analysis of Oils, Fats, and Waxes by Julius Lewkowitsch (1904)
"(3) POLYMERISED safflower oil The pronounced drying properties of safflower oil rendered it likely that this oil also would become polymerised under the ..."

2. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1917)
"... that it is often necessary to colour the latter in order to render it saleable.2 safflower oil. The oil is obtained from 2 distinct varieties, ..."

3. Tropical Agriculture: The Climate, Soils, Cultural Methods, Crops, Live by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1916)
"safflower oil is obtained from the seed of the safflower \Carthamus tinctorius). ... safflower oil is used for culinary purposes in India and also for paint ..."

4. Tropical Agriculture: The Climate, Soils, Cultural Methods, Crops, Live by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1916)
"safflower oil is obtained from the seed of the safflower \Carthamus tinctorius). ... safflower oil is used for culinary purposes in India and ..."

5. Emerging Markets for Family Farms: Opportunities to Prosper Through Social by Kelly O'Neill (1997)
"For example, demand is declining for non-organic safflower oil, but increasing for organic safflower oil, especially within the natural foods industry. ..."

6. Chemical Technology and Analysis of Oils, Fats, and Waxes by Julius Lewkowitsch (1904)
"(3) POLYMERISED safflower oil The pronounced drying properties of safflower oil rendered it likely that this oil also would become polymerised under the ..."

7. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1917)
"... that it is often necessary to colour the latter in order to render it saleable.2 safflower oil. The oil is obtained from 2 distinct varieties, ..."

8. Tropical Agriculture: The Climate, Soils, Cultural Methods, Crops, Live by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1916)
"safflower oil is obtained from the seed of the safflower \Carthamus tinctorius). ... safflower oil is used for culinary purposes in India and also for paint ..."

9. Tropical Agriculture: The Climate, Soils, Cultural Methods, Crops, Live by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1916)
"safflower oil is obtained from the seed of the safflower \Carthamus tinctorius). ... safflower oil is used for culinary purposes in India and ..."

10. Emerging Markets for Family Farms: Opportunities to Prosper Through Social by Kelly O'Neill (1997)
"For example, demand is declining for non-organic safflower oil, but increasing for organic safflower oil, especially within the natural foods industry. ..."

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