Pinenut oil
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Description
A drying oil extracted from the seeds of the pine tree (Pinus pinea). Pinenut oil may have been used as a drying oil in artist paints.
Synonyms and Related Terms
pine nut oil
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- John S. Mills, Raymond White, The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects, Butterworth Heineman, London, 2nd ed., 1994
- The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: 'Drying oils'