TALL OIL


Meaning of TALL OIL in English

/tahl/

a resinous secondary product resulting from the manufacture of chemical wood pulp: used in the manufacture of soaps, paints, etc.

[ 1925-30; tallolja, equiv. to tall pine (c. ON tholl young pine tree) + olja oil ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .