Drying Oil (Noun)
Meaning
An oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Linseed oil is a popular drying oil used in the production of oil paints and varnishes.
- Tung oil, a drying oil extracted from the seeds of the tung tree, has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese art.
- The painter carefully mixed the pigments with the drying oil to achieve the desired consistency and color.
- Drying oils such as poppy seed oil and walnut oil have been used to create rich, vibrant glazes in oil painting.
- Epoxy resin was compared to traditional drying oil in the study to assess the durability of different varnish compositions.