Difference between revisions of "Lemon oil"

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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
essence de citron (Fr.); esencia de limn (Esp.); essenza di limone (It); oil of lemon
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essence de citron (Fr.); esencia de limón (Esp.); essenza di limone (It); oil of lemon
  
 
== Other Properties ==
 
== Other Properties ==
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== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
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* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
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* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  
 
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
 
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

Revision as of 06:47, 24 July 2013

Description

A yellow essential oil obtained from lemon rinds. Lemon oil is used in flavoring, perfumes and furniture polishes. It has also been used to secure gold leaf temporarily to the covering material of a book before blocking or tooling (Roberts and Etherington 1982).

Synonyms and Related Terms

essence de citron (Fr.); esencia de limón (Esp.); essenza di limone (It); oil of lemon

Other Properties

Soluble in ethanol, vegetable oils, mineral oil, glacial acetic acid. Insoluble in water.

Density 0.84-0.89

Hazards and Safety

Combustible.

Additional Information

M.Roberts, D.Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1982.

Authority

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

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