Definition of Tallow oil

1. Noun. An animal oil obtained by pressing tallow; used as a lubricant.

Generic synonyms: Animal Oil

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tallow Oil

tallithim
talliths
tallitim
tallitot
tallitoth
tallits
tallness
tallnesses
tallol
tallols
tallophyte
tallophytes
tallot
tallots
tallow
tallow oil (current term)
tallow soap
tallowed
tallower
tallowers
tallowiness
tallowing
tallowish
tallows
tallowwood
tallowwoods
tallowy
talls
tallus
tallwood

Literary usage of Tallow 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)
"tallow oil is chiefly used in admixture with mineral oils as lubricating oil. Its solidifying and melting points, as also its iodine values, naturally vary ..."

2. Lubrication and Lubricants: A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of by Leonard Archbutt, Richard Mountford Deeley (1900)
"'Ox oil' should be tallow oil expressed from beef tallow. 'Animal oil' might contain the fat of other animals. Two samples of animal oil examined by ..."

3. The Practice of Lubrication: An Engineering Treatise on the Origin, Nature by Thomas Christian Thomsen (1920)
"tallow oil (Non-drying).—If tallow is subjected to pressure, the liquid portion can be separated out and is known as tallow oil. ..."

4. The Practice of Lubrication: An Engineering Treatise on the Origin, Nature by Thomas Christian Thomsen (1920)
"tallow oil (Non-drying).—If tallow is subjected to pressure, the liquid portion can be separated out and is known as tallow oil. ..."

5. Lubrication and Lubricants: A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of by Leonard Archbutt, Richard Mountford Deeley (1907)
"The titre of tallow used for making railway axle grease is not of great importance, so long as it does not fall below 41° C. tallow oil. ..."

6. Lubrication and Lubricants: A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of by Leonard Archbutt, Richard Mountford Deeley (1907)
"The titre of tallow used for making railway grease is not of great importance, so long as it does not fall below 41° C tallow oil. Few analytical data have ..."

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