Difference between revisions of "Halibut liver oil"

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-[[File:halibutwp2.jpg|thumb|Large halibut]]
-== Description ==
-A yellowish oil obtained from boiling and pressing halibut livers. Halibut liver oil smells and tastes fishy, but is an important source of vitamins A and D. This nondrying oil has been used for dressing [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=leather leather]. Halibuts are found in the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
-== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
-haliver oil; aceite de hgado de mero (Esp.)
-== Other Properties ==
-Soluble in ether, ethanol, chloroform and carbon disulfide.Insoluble in water.Saponification number = 170-180;  Iodine number = 120-136.
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-! scope="row"| Density
-| 0.92-0.93
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-== Authority ==
-* Thomas Gregory, Thomas Gregory, ''The Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
-* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 4623
-[[Category:Materials database]]

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