Look up: tung-oil

1. tung oil
   [n] - a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree
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2. tung oil
   Chinese wood oil noun a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree
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3. tung oil
   pale-yellow, pungent drying oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree. On long standing or on heating, tung oil polymerizes to a hard, waterproof ... [1 related articles]
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4. tung oil
   tung oil, oil obtained from the seeds of a tropical tree, the tung tree (Aleurites fordii) of the spurge family, and from seeds of some related species, all from Indomalesia or W Pacifica. It is known also as China wood oil and nut oil. The poisonous seeds found in the heart of the tung fruit (which...
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5. Tung Oil
   Tung oil (also known as Kukrui oil and China wood oil) is an oil obtained from the seed pods of several varieties of the aleurites or tung tree native to China. Tung oil is pale amber in colour, dull, with an unpleasant smell and taste. It is one of the best drying oils and was used in quick-drying paints and marine varnishes.
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6. tung oil
   Oil used in paints and varnishes, obtained from tung trees native to China. (Genus Aleurites, family Euphorbiaceae.)
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7. Tung oil
   `Tung oil` or `China wood oil` is a drying oil obtained by pressing the seed from the nut of the tung tree (Vernicia fordii). As a drying oil, tung oil hardens (dries) upon exposure to air. The resulting coating is transparent plastic-like and is exploited in most of its applications, which i...
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