Tobacco seed oil

Description

A drying oil expressed from the seeds of tobacco plants of the genus Nicotiana. Tobacco seed oil yellows less than linseed oil. It is used as a component of alkyd resins.

Synonyms and Related Terms

TSO; tobaccoseed oil; huile de tabac (Fr.); aceite de semillas de tabaco (Esp.)

Physical and Chemical Properties

• Iodine no. = 140-146

Resources and Citations

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 818

• Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000