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tung oil

American

[tuhng] / tʌŋ /

noun

a yellow drying oil derived from the seeds of a tung tree, Aleurites fordii, used in varnishes, linoleum, etc.

tung oil British

/ tʌŋ /

noun

Also called: Chinese wood oil. a fast-drying oil obtained from the seeds of a central Asian euphorbiaceous tree, Aleurites fordii , used in paints, varnishes, etc, as a drying agent and to give a water-resistant finish

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Etymology

Origin of tung oil

1880–85; tung < Chinese tóng tung tree

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John Pemberton, founder of San Francisco-based Carlysle Manufacturing, uses tung oil to keep his wood furniture pieces clean and protected and to bring out the grain’s natural richness.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2016

This was where the tung oil plant was.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2015

The floors, made of random-width pumpkin pine, have been hand-sanded and finished with tung oil.

From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2010

Imported materials would be cork, rubber, tung oil and ramie, Egyptian mummy-wrapping fibre.

From Time Magazine Archive

Treated tung oil will dry to a clear, water-shedding, elastic film.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.

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