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a light yellow drying oil expressed from the seeds of the oiticica tree, used as a vehicle for paints, varnishes, etc.[1915-20]
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oiticica oil
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oiticica oil — noun : a drying oil obtained from the kernels of the fruit of the oiticica tree, similar to tung oil in many properties, and used chiefly in varnishes, paints, and printing inks * * * a light yellow drying oil expressed from the seeds of the… … Useful english dictionary
oiticica oil — oitici′ca oil n. a light yellow drying oil expressed from the seeds of the oiticica tree, used as a vehicle for paints, varnishes, etc • Etymology: 1915 … From formal English to slang
oiticica — [oit΄i sē′kə] n. [Port < native (Tupí) name] a tree (Licania rigida) of the rose family, found in NE Brazil and yielding hard, heavy wood and large seeds rich in a drying oil (oiticica oil) similar to tung oil … English World dictionary
oiticica — /oy teuh see keuh/, n. a Brazilian tree, Licania rigida, of the rose family, the seeds of which yield oiticica oil. [1915 20; < Pg < Tupi] * * * … Universalium
oiticica — oi•ti•ci•ca [[t]ˌɔɪ təˈsi kə[/t]] n. pl. cas pln a Brazilian tree, Licania rigida, the seeds of which yield oiticica oil • Etymology: 1915–20; < Pg < Tupi … From formal English to slang
oiticica — ˌȯid.əˈsēkə noun ( s) Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi : any of several So. American trees; especially : a tall tree (Licania rigida) of northeastern Brazil having a fruit like the pecan with a kernel that yields oiticica oil … Useful english dictionary
oiticica — noun Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi witɨsɨka, from wití, the tree Licania tomentosa + ɨsɨka resin Date: 1901 any of several South American trees; especially a Brazilian tree (Licania rigida) with seeds that yield a drying oil similar to tung… … New Collegiate Dictionary
LICANIA RIGIDA BENTH. - ЛИКАНИЯ ЖЕСТКАЯ — см. 393. Дерево. L. rigida Benth. Ликания жесткая in Hook. Journ. Bot. 2 (1840) 220. Campese IV (1938) 428. Oiticica oil (1947) 329. Esdorn (1961) 50. М е с т н. н а з в. Браз. oiticica. Р а с п р. Троп. Амер., особенно Браз. Нов. к у л ь т. В.… … Справочник растений
Ceará — Port. /se ah rddah /, n. Fortaleza. * * * ▪ state, Brazil estado (state) of northeastern Brazil. It is bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by the Atlantic and the states of Rio Grande do Norte and Paraíba, on the south… … Universalium
licanic acid — lə̇ˈ]kanik , (ˈ)lī|] noun Etymology: New Latin Licania + English ic : a crystalline unsaturated keto acid C4H9(CH . CH)3(CH2)4COCH2CH2COOH that in the form of the glyceride is the chief component of oiticica oil and that may be hydrogenated to… … Useful english dictionary
