menhaden oil
- noun
- /mɛnˈheɪdən ɔɪl/
- US
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aceite de menhaden
- In September 1989, the FDA extended GRAS status to hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated menhaden oils, but delayed a decision on RMO.
- refined menhaden oil
- hydrogenated menhaden oil
- partially hydrogenated menhaden oil
Examples
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Menhaden oil is often used in paints and inks due to its unique properties.
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Menhaden oil accounted for 97 percent of the total U.S. fish oil production.
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Because of its special properties, some menhaden oil is still sold in the United States for certain industrial applications.
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The special properties of menhaden oils also point to promising commercial products.
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Menhaden oil also faces price competition, and the traditional market in Europe is uncertain.
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Most menhaden oil is now exported for food use.
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Most menhaden oil continues to be exported to Europe and Canada, where it is refined into margarine or cooking oil.
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The use of refined menhaden oil with the omega-3 fatty acids preserved, however, could have a more significant impact on consumer products.
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Menhaden oil is also utilized as an important nutrient in the diets of poultry, livestock, and fish.
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The substantial omega-3 fatty acid content of menhaden oil may have significant nutritional and/or therapeutic benefits as a constituent of appropriate food products.
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Synonyms
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2.7
A liquid from oily fish that people take as a health supplement
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4.8
A yellowish oil from flax seeds used in paints and to protect wood
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A pale yellow to brown oil from whale fat that people use to light lamps
A fatty oil from salmon parts used to make soap and treat leather
A yellowish liquid from seal fat that people use to make soap, treat leather, and burn in lamps
An oil made from shark livers that people use as a health supplement and to soften leather
A yellow or brown fat from shark livers used to treat leather and give vitamin A
A cheap oil from cod used to treat leather and in factories, not for people to eat
Oil from sardines used to make soap or help machines move
A yellowish oil made from beef fat used to make margarine, soap, and help machines run smoothly
A pale oil from sperm whales used long ago to light lamps and oil machines
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun-noun compound 'menhaden oil' directly combines 'menhaden' (a type of fish) and 'oil' (a fatty liquid), so its meaning—oil obtained from menhaden—is compositionally derived from its parts. This product-denoting pattern is a common, transparent formation in English (and cross-linguistically), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name menhaden oil comes from a small oily fish called menhaden; fishermen used to catch and press many of these fish to squeeze out the oil. Because that oil was used to make paints, inks, and to treat leather, the name now means 'oil from the menhaden fish'.