Stillingia oil
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Description
A light yellow, drying oil obtained from the kernels of the seeds of the tree Stillingia sebifera, cultivated in China. Stillingia oil dries slower than linseed oil but has been used in some paints in Asia. A wax, called stillingia tallow, is obtained from the seed husks.
Synonyms and Related Terms
stilingia oil (sp); tallowseed oil; stillingia tallow; Chinese vegetable tallow; Queen's root; yaw root; silver leaf
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Iodine no. = 160
- Density = 0.943-0.946
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 775
- The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 8973
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000