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== Description == | == Description == | ||
A light yellow drying oil obtained from the seeds of the Brazilian oiticica tree, ''Licania rigida''. Oiticica oil is used in industrial oil paints and varnishes as a substitute for [ | A light yellow drying oil obtained from the seeds of the Brazilian oiticica tree, ''Licania rigida''. Oiticica oil is used in industrial oil paints and varnishes as a substitute for [[tung%20oil|tung oil]]. Its composition is reported as: total saturated fatty acids (11.3%); [[oleic%20acid|oleic acid]] (6.2%), licanic acid (82.5%). Oitica oil has higher gloss than tung oil but less wear resistance. | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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"''Licania rigida''; huile d'oïticica (Fr.); aceite de oiticica (Esp.) | "''Licania rigida''; huile d'oïticica (Fr.); aceite de oiticica (Esp.) | ||
== | == Physical and Chemical Properties == | ||
Iodine value = 140-180 | * Iodine value = 140-180 | ||
* Density = 0.974 | |||
==Resources and Citations== | |||
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 559 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 559 | ||
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Description
A light yellow drying oil obtained from the seeds of the Brazilian oiticica tree, Licania rigida. Oiticica oil is used in industrial oil paints and varnishes as a substitute for tung oil. Its composition is reported as: total saturated fatty acids (11.3%); oleic acid (6.2%), licanic acid (82.5%). Oitica oil has higher gloss than tung oil but less wear resistance.
Synonyms and Related Terms
"Licania rigida; huile d'oïticica (Fr.); aceite de oiticica (Esp.)
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Iodine value = 140-180
- Density = 0.974
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 559
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Guy Weismantel, Paint Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1981
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: density=0.974, iodine value=140-180; saturated fatty acids (11.3%); oleic acid (6.2%), licanic acid (82.5%)
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000