Tobacco seed oil
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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.) "
Other Properties
Iodine no. = 140-146
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- 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