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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A drying oil obtained from the seed nuts of the Aleurites trisperma tree native to southeast Asia. Lumbang oil has similar properties to tung oil and it is sometimes sold as candlenut oil. Candlenut oil is used to make varnishes, lacquer, and soap as well as for an artists paint that is sometimes called walnut oil and artist's oil. | + | A drying oil obtained from the seed nuts of the ''Aleurites trisperma'' tree native to southeast Asia. Lumbang oil has similar properties to tung oil and it is sometimes sold as candlenut oil. Candlenut oil is used to make varnishes, lacquer, and soap as well as for an artists paint that is sometimes called walnut oil and artist's oil. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | + | ''Aleurites trisperma''; candlenut oil; olio di Tung (It); olio di Aleurites (It); kukui; kekune; walnut oil; artist's oil | |
| + | ==Physical and Chemical Properties== | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 826 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 826 | ||
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Tung Tree." | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Tung Tree." Accessed 14 Apr. 2004. Gives lumbang tree as ''Aleurites trisperma'' and candlenut tree as ''Aleurites moluccana'' |
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Latest revision as of 14:19, 26 September 2022
Description
A drying oil obtained from the seed nuts of the Aleurites trisperma tree native to southeast Asia. Lumbang oil has similar properties to tung oil and it is sometimes sold as candlenut oil. Candlenut oil is used to make varnishes, lacquer, and soap as well as for an artists paint that is sometimes called walnut oil and artist's oil.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Aleurites trisperma; candlenut oil; olio di Tung (It); olio di Aleurites (It); kukui; kekune; walnut oil; artist's oil
Physical and Chemical Properties
| Density | 0.923 |
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Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 826
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Tung Tree." Accessed 14 Apr. 2004. Gives lumbang tree as Aleurites trisperma and candlenut tree as Aleurites moluccana