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Record 1 2011-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
DEF

A yellowish-brown or reddish-brown drying oil with a characteristic odor which is soluble in ether, benzene, naphta and carbon disulfide, is derived by cooking or pressing the body of the menhaden fish and which is used in hydrogenated fats for cooking and industrial uses such as soap, rubber, compounding, for printing inks, leather dressing, paint driers, cleansers, lipsticks and lubricants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Liquide brunâtre, à dominante de jaune ou de rouge, fourni par le corps pressé ou cuit d'une variété de hareng, le menhaden (famille des clupéidés). On l'emploie dans l'alimentation humaine et animale, en cosmétologie, etc.

Spanish

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