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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Any [ | + | Any [[vegetable%20oil|vegetable]] or [[fish%20oil|fish]] oil that does not dry or form a film, even on long exposure to air. Nondrying oils have a high degree of saturation, which is indicated by a low [[iodine%20number|iodine number]] (80 - 100). Nondrying oils are primarily used in food products ([[coconut%20oil|coconut]], [[corn%20oil|corn]], [[olive%20oil|olive]], etc.) but some are used as plasticizers with drying oils and with natural and synthetic resins. Fish oils are sometimes used in industrial paints. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 10 May 2016
Description
Any vegetable or fish oil that does not dry or form a film, even on long exposure to air. Nondrying oils have a high degree of saturation, which is indicated by a low Iodine number (80 - 100). Nondrying oils are primarily used in food products (coconut, corn, olive, etc.) but some are used as plasticizers with drying oils and with natural and synthetic resins. Fish oils are sometimes used in industrial paints.
Synonyms and Related Terms
non-drying oil (Br.); aceite no secante (Esp.)
Other Properties
Iodine numbers range from 100 to 80.
Additional Information
° R. J. Gettens and G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966. ° J.S. Mills, R.White, The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects, Butterworth Heinemann, London, 1994.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- ASTM, "Standard Terminology Relating to Paint, Varnish, Lacquer and Related Products", Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Section 6, Paints, Related Coatings and Aromatics, ASTM, D16, 7-Jan, Jul-96
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 Comment: nondrying oil (preferred); non-drying oil (Br.)