ˈtäl- noun
Etymology: part translation of German tallöl, part translation of Swedish tallolja, from tall pine (akin to Old Norse thöll young pine tree) + olja oil — more at tailor
: a by-product from the manufacture of chemical pulp that is obtained from the black liquor as a dark odorous liquid before refining, that contains principally resin acids and fatty acids (as oleic acid and linoleic acid) with some sterols and other nonacid compounds, and that is used chiefly in making paint, varnish, and other coatings, driers and drying oils, emulsions, lubricants, and soaps