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

Authority

  • 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'

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