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vaalarasv

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ID 722109 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain fishing - fish breeding & aquaculture
vaalaõli preferred
  • oil extracted from the blubber and other parts of certain species of whales. It varies in composition, color, and the degree of fishy odor according to the method and extent of refining. Formerly widely used as an illuminant, it was superseded by petroleum products. It is used today in soapmaking, as a leather dressing, and as a lubricant. Some is hydrogenated to form edible fats. The term is also sometimes used to include sperm oil.
vaalaõli preferred
vaalarasv
whale oil
Usage examples
  • Oils and fats of marine animals, other than whale oil and sperm oil, in packings of a net capacity of more than 1 kg
Walöl

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Inflection Type 22u

vaalarasv vaalarasvad
vaalarasva vaalarasvade
vaalarasva vaalarasvu ~ vaalarasvasid

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