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HALIBUT OIL [3 records]

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Record 1 2018-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

Fatty oil from the bodies of fishes or other aquatic animals, used as food, as drying oils in the paint and varnish industries, and for soapmaking.

OBS

The liver oils of halibut, rockfish, dogfish, and soupfin shark are outstanding sources of vitamin A. The liver oils of tuna, mackerel, swordfish, and sea bass may contain 100 times as much vitamin A and D as cod-liver oil.

OBS

Fish oils are used in the manufacture of margarine and paints.

OBS

fish oil: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
CONT

L'industrie et le commerce ont adopté pour les huiles de poissons, une classification empirique. On distingue : 1) Les huiles de poissons entiers; 2) Les huiles de foies; 3) Les huiles de déchets de poissons.

OBS

huile de poisson : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
  • Pinturas y barnices (Industrias)
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Record 2 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
  • Fish
  • Pharmacy
DEF

A fatty oil from the livers of various fishes(as cod, halibut, or sharks) used chiefly as a source of vitamin A and formerly also of vitamin D.

CONT

Fish liver oils ... are used in animal feeds, in pharmaceutical preparations and for fortifying foods such as margarine.

Key term(s)
  • liver oil

French

Domaine(s)
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
  • Poissons
  • Pharmacie
DEF

Huile extraite de foies de poisson et utilisée pour différents usages industriels.

OBS

Certaines huiles ont une haute teneur en vitamine A et D; ex. huile de foie de morue, huile de foie de flétan.

Key term(s)
  • huile de foie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Substancias grasas (Industria alimentaria)
  • Peces
  • Farmacia
DEF

Aceite procedente de la cocción del hígado de distintas especies de peces; contiene una apreciable cantidad de vitamina A.

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Record 3 2000-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacia
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