#animal_oil any oil obtained from animal substances
supertype: oil animal_material
subtype: drying_oil an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base
subtype: blubber an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
subtype: Dippel's_oil__bone_oil dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol
subtype: bone_oil the liquid portion of bone fat; used as a lubricant and in leather manufacture
subtype: cod-liver_oil__codliveroil__cod_liver_oil__codliveroil an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D
subtype: cod_oil__codoil an inferior cod-liver oil that is used in leather manufacturing
subtype: wool_fat__lanolin__wool_grease a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
subtype: fish_oil oil obtained from fish
subtype: tuna_oil an oil obtained from tuna
subtype: glyceride__acylglycerol an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils; "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid"
subtype: triglyceride glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
subtype: goose_grease__goosegrease grease derived from geese
subtype: halibut-liver_oil__halibutliveroil a fatty oil from halibut livers that is used as a source of vitamin A
subtype: lard_oil oil consisting chiefly of olein that is expressed from lard and used especially as a lubricant, cutting oil or illuminant
subtype: menhaden_oil a fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in paint and ink and in treating leather
subtype: neat's-foot_oil a pale yellow oil made from the feet and legs of cattle; used as a dressing for leather
subtype: oleo_oil obtained from beef fat; used in making margarine and soap and in lubrication
subtype: porpoise_oil a yellow fatty oil obtained from porpoises and used as a fine lubricant
subtype: dolphin_oil__dolphinoil an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricant
subtype: salmon_oil a fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon; used in making soap and dressing leather
subtype: sardine_oil__sardineoil oil obtained from sardines and used chiefly as a lubricant and in soap
subtype: seal_oil a pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal blubber; used in making soap and dressing leather and as a lubricant
subtype: shark_oil__shark-liver_oil a fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharks; used for dressing leather and as a source of vitamin A
subtype: sperm_oil an animal oil found in the blubber of the sperm whale
subtype: tallow obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants
subtype: beef_tallow tallow obtained from a bovine animal
subtype: dubbin tallow mixed with oil; used to make leather soft and waterproof
subtype: mutton_tallow tallow from the body of a mature sheep
subtype: tallow_oil an animal oil obtained by pressing tallow; used as a lubricant
subtype: whale_oil__train_oil a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant
subtype: wool_oil any oil used to oil wool before spinning
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