boiled oil

noun

, Chemistry.

1. any oil, as linseed oil, heated together with driers to improve its drying properties.

Word History and Origins

Origin of boiled oil¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

He prepared a boiled oil of hyoscyamus, or henbane, in the usual way, with common oil.

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Use equal parts of boiled oil, white lead, pipe clay and black oxide of manganese, and form it into a paste.

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The resinates of lead and manganese are often added to oil heated at a lower temperature, to obtain a boiled oil of lighter color.

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They were ground in a vehicle composed of two parts of raw linseed oil and one part of pure boiled oil.

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I consider heated "boiled oil" and red lead the best primer for iron.

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