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TALLOW-OIL [1 record]

Record 1 2000-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Lubrication Technology
DEF

tallow oil: An animal oil obtained by pressing tallow and used chiefly as a lubricant especially when mixed with minerals oils.

OBS

tallow: The fat or adipose tissue of an animal ...; suet.

OBS

Source WEBIN gives to the term "oleo oil" a slightly different definition, as follows: "a yellow oil of buttery consistency expressed usually from edible tallow and used in making margarine and soap and in lubrication". Since it seems to possess a more general sense than "tallow oil", a translation solution could be to use the generic French equivalent "huile grasse".

OBS

"Oleo oil" is also a term used as a synonym for "oleomargarine" in the United States. See this other record in Termium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Tribologie
DEF

Huile animale, non siccative, extraite des ovins et des bovins, utilisée en mélange avec des huiles minérales pour le graissage des cylindres de machines à vapeur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Técnica de lubricación
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