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cod-liv⋅er oil

[kod-liv-er]
–noun
a pale-yellow, fixed oil, extracted from the liver of the common cod or of allied species, used in medicine chiefly as a source of vitamins A and D.

Origin:
1605–15
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cod-liv·er oil   (kŏd'lĭv'ər)   
n.  An oil obtained from the liver of cod and related fishes and used as a dietary source of vitamins A and D.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: cod–liver oil
Function: noun
: a pale yellow fatty oil obtained from the liver of the cod (Gadus morhua) and related fishes and used in medicine(as in the prophylaxis of rickets) chiefly as a source of vitamins A and D —compare FISH-LIVER OIL
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cod-liver oil n.
An oil obtained from the liver of cod and related fishes and used as a dietary source of vitamins A and D.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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