linseed oil

noun

An oil, extracted from flax seeds (and usually then boiled), used as a drying agent in paints, varnishes, etc.

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flaxseed oil
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Meanings

nounlinseed oil (countable and uncountable, plural linseed oils)

plural linseed oils

  1. countableuncountableAn oil, extracted from flax seeds (and usually then boiled), used as a drying agent in paints, varnishes, etc.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints

Similar
flaxseed oil
Broader
oil
Also see
flaxseed oil

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian безир
  • безир (bezir)oil extracted from flax seeds
Chinese Mandarin 亞麻仁油 /亚麻仁油
  • 亞麻仁油 /亚麻仁油oil extracted from flax seeds
Czech lněný olej
  • lněný olejoil extracted from flax seeds
Danish linolie
  • linolieoil extracted from flax seeds
Dutch lijnzaadolie, lijnolie
  • lijnzaadolieoil extracted from flax seeds
  • lijnolieoil extracted from flax seeds
Esperanto linoleo
  • linoleooil extracted from flax seeds
Estonian linaõli
  • linaõlioil extracted from flax seeds
Finnish pellavaöljy
  • pellavaöljyoil extracted from flax seeds
French huile de lin
  • huile de linoil extracted from flax seeds
German Leinsamenöl, Leinöl
  • Leinsamenöloil extracted from flax seeds
  • Leinöloil extracted from flax seeds
Hungarian lenmagolaj, lenolaj
  • lenmagolajoil extracted from flax seeds
  • lenolajoil extracted from flax seeds
Irish ola rois
  • ola roisoil extracted from flax seeds
Italian olio di lino
  • olio di linooil extracted from flax seeds
Māori hinu harakeke
  • hinu harakekeoil extracted from flax seeds
Norwegian Bokmål linolje
  • linoljeoil extracted from flax seeds
Russian льняно́е ма́сло
  • льняно́е ма́сло (lʹnjanóje máslo)oil extracted from flax seeds
Swedish linolja
  • linoljaoil extracted from flax seeds
Turkish keten yağı
  • keten yağıoil extracted from flax seeds
Cite this entry
APA

linseed oil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linseed%20oil

MLA

“linseed oil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linseed%20oil. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “linseed oil,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linseed%20oil.

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