- safflower oil
- noun Date: circa 1857 an edible drying oil obtained from the seeds of the safflower
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
safflower oil
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safflower oil — noun 1. oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints • Hypernyms: ↑oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑safflower, ↑false saffron, ↑Carthamus tinctorius 2. oil from seeds of the safflower plant • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
safflower oil — An oil extracted from the seeds of Carthamus tinctorius, containing 74.5% linoleic acid and 6.6% saturated fatty acid s; recommended for use in hypercholesteremia, myocardial infarction, and coronary insufficiency. * * * safflower oil n an edible … Medical dictionary
safflower oil — saf′flower oil n. an oil from safflower seeds used in cooking and in medicines, paints, and varnishes • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
safflower oil — /ˈsæflaʊər ɔɪl/ (say saflowuhr oyl) noun an edible oil, high in polyunsaturated fats, yielded from the seeds of the safflower, and used in cookery, cosmetics, paints and medicines …
safflower oil — an oil expressed or extracted fromsafflower seeds, used in cooking, as a salad oil, and as a vehicle for medicines, paints, varnishes, etc. [1855 60] * * * … Universalium
safflower oil — saf|flow|er oil [ sæfflauər ,ɔıl ] noun uncount a cooking oil … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
safflower oil — type of oil used in many products … English contemporary dictionary
Safflower — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms … Wikipedia
safflower — /saf low euhr/, n. 1. a thistlelike composite plant, Carthamus tinctorius, native to the Old World, having finely toothed leaves and large, orange red flower heads. 2. its dried florets, used medicinally or as a red dyestuff. [1575 85; < D… … Universalium
Oil painting — Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503–06 Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled w … Wikipedia
