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rosin oil

noun

  1. a viscous liquid, colorless to black, distilled from rosin and used in making adhesives, inks, insulation, lacquers, lubricants, plasticizers, and varnish.


rosin oil

noun

  1. a yellowish fluorescent oily liquid obtained from certain resins, used in the manufacture of carbon black, varnishes, and lacquers Also called'rosinolretinol
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rosin oil1

First recorded in 1840–45
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Example Sentences

The rosin oil paints became slightly lumpy on standing, but worked out to a smooth finish somewhat yellowish in color.

Same as No. 31 but ground in 50% raw linseed oil, 50% rosin oil.

For instance, the vehicle part of the one formula referred to is made up of 50% linseed oil and 50% soya bean oil, and again 50% linseed oil and 50% rosin oil, etc., an effort being made to test out a few of the available semi-drying oils.

The rapid checking of rosin oil paints on wooden surfaces bars the use of this oil for such purposes.

Rosin oil paints work very smoothly, even when they are curdled, producing glossy surfaces.

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