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POPPY OIL [3 records]

Record 1 2017-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
DEF

A pale to reddish drying oil obtained from the seeds esp. of the opium poppy and used chiefly as a food, in artist's colors, and in soap.

CONT

Poppy oil... Expressed from poppy seeds... Pale yellow, drying oil; pleasant odor and taste... Edible grades are marketed in Europe and Asia.

French

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

Liquide doré, sans odeur et de saveur agréable, extrait à froid puis à chaud des graines de pavot.

CONT

œillette. [...] Cette huile, très riche en acide linoléique, est siccative et sert à la fabrication des peintures fines [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Substancias grasas (Industria alimentaria)
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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)

Spanish

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