Animal Oil

Noun1.animal oil - any oil obtained from animal substances
drying oil - an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base
animal material - material derived from animals
blubber - an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
Dippel's oil, bone oil - dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol
bone oil - the liquid portion of bone fat; used as a lubricant and in leather manufacture
cod liver oil, cod-liver oil - an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D
lanolin, wool fat, wool grease - a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
fish oil - oil obtained from fish
acylglycerol, glyceride - an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils; "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid"
goose grease - grease derived from geese
halibut-liver oil - a fatty oil from halibut livers that is used as a source of vitamin A
lard oil - oil consisting chiefly of olein that is expressed from lard and used especially as a lubricant, cutting oil or illuminant
menhaden oil - a fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in paint and ink and in treating leather
neat's-foot oil - a pale yellow oil made from the feet and legs of cattle; used as a dressing for leather
oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
oleo oil - obtained from beef fat; used in making margarine and soap and in lubrication
porpoise oil - a yellow fatty oil obtained from porpoises and used as a fine lubricant
dolphin oil - an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricant
salmon oil - a fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon; used in making soap and dressing leather
sardine oil - oil obtained from sardines and used chiefly as a lubricant and in soap
seal oil - a pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal blubber; used in making soap and dressing leather and as a lubricant
shark oil, shark-liver oil - a fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharks; used for dressing leather and as a source of vitamin A
sperm oil - an animal oil found in the blubber of the sperm whale
tallow - obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants
tallow oil - an animal oil obtained by pressing tallow; used as a lubricant
train oil, whale oil - a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant
wool oil - any oil used to oil wool before spinning

 

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