stillingia tallow

stillingia tallow
noun

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  • Stillingia sebifera — Tallow Tal low, n. [OE. taluh, talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D. talk, G., Dan. and Sw. talg, Icel. t[=o]lgr, t[=o]lg, t[=o]lk; and perhaps to Goth. tulgus firm.] 1. The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated from membranous and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tallow — Tal low, n. [OE. taluh, talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D. talk, G., Dan. and Sw. talg, Icel. t[=o]lgr, t[=o]lg, t[=o]lk; and perhaps to Goth. tulgus firm.] 1. The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated from membranous and fibrous …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tallow candle — Tallow Tal low, n. [OE. taluh, talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D. talk, G., Dan. and Sw. talg, Icel. t[=o]lgr, t[=o]lg, t[=o]lk; and perhaps to Goth. tulgus firm.] 1. The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated from membranous and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tallow catch — Tallow Tal low, n. [OE. taluh, talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D. talk, G., Dan. and Sw. talg, Icel. t[=o]lgr, t[=o]lg, t[=o]lk; and perhaps to Goth. tulgus firm.] 1. The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated from membranous and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tallow chandler — Tallow Tal low, n. [OE. taluh, talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D. talk, G., Dan. and Sw. talg, Icel. t[=o]lgr, t[=o]lg, t[=o]lk; and perhaps to Goth. tulgus firm.] 1. The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated from membranous and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tallow chandlery — Tallow Tal low, n. [OE. taluh, talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D. talk, G., Dan. and Sw. talg, Icel. t[=o]lgr, t[=o]lg, t[=o]lk; and perhaps to Goth. tulgus firm.] 1. The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated from membranous and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tallow tree — Tallow Tal low, n. [OE. taluh, talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D. talk, G., Dan. and Sw. talg, Icel. t[=o]lgr, t[=o]lg, t[=o]lk; and perhaps to Goth. tulgus firm.] 1. The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated from membranous and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stillingia oil — is obtained by solvent from the seeds of Sapium sebiferum (Chinese tallow tree). [Duke Handbook sectionurl=Sapium sebiferum.html sectiontitle=Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.] It is used as a drying agent in paints and varnishes. [cite book… …   Wikipedia

  • stillingia — stə̇ˈliŋēə, inj(ē)ə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Benjamin Stillingfleet died 1771 English botanist + New Latin ia 1. a. capitalized : a genus of widely distributed herbs or shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) with alterna …   Useful english dictionary

  • stillingia oil — noun : a pale yellow drying oil obtained from the seeds of the Chinese tallow tree …   Useful english dictionary

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