boiled oil

boiled oil

noun Chemistry.
any oil, as linseed oil, heated together with driers to improve its drying properties.

Origin:
1855–60
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Boiled oil is always a great word to know.
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to remove impurities from a gas by chemical means, as sulfur dioxide from smokestack gas or carbon dioxide from exhaled air in life-support packs
rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and light, or a chemical combination attended by production of heat and light
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