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- Swedish · derived fromtallolja“pine oil”
- English todaytall oil
From Swedish tallolja (“pine oil”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tall oil
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Swedish tallolja