tung oil

English

Etymology

See tung tree and oil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʊŋ ˌɔɪl/, /ˈtʌŋ ˌɔɪl/

Noun

tung oil (uncountable)

1. An oil extracted from the seeds of the tung tree and used in paints and varnishes.

   Hypernyms: seed oil < vegetable oil < oil

   Coordinate terms: linseed oil; olive oil, palm oil; more

Translations

oil extracted from the seeds of the tung tree

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 桐油 (zh) (tóngyóu)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: kiinanpuuöljy
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: ту́нговое ма́сло n (túngovoje máslo)

Anagrams

• louting, uniglot