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hempseed oil [1 record]

Record 1 2000-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

A fatty oil, light green or brownish yellow when dry, obtained from hempseed; used in soft soap, paints, and varnishes, and in Asia in foods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
CONT

chènevis: (...) Graine de chanvre, qu'on donne à manger aux petits oiseaux. On en extrait une huile de couleur verte, utilisée dans la fabrication des savons mous verts, appelée aussi huile de chanvre.

Key term(s)
  • huile de chenevis

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Substancias grasas (Industria alimentaria)
  • Pinturas y barnices (Industrias)
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