sardine oil
- noun
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aceite de sardina
- The factory produces sardine oil for use in making high-quality soap.
Examples
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Much of the industrial lubricant was once made from sardine oil extracted from processed fish.
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Exports of sardine oil rose significantly during the early twentieth century due to its demand in manufacturing.
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I need some sardine oil for my project.
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She bought a bottle of sardine oil yesterday.
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The factory produces sardine oil for use in making high-quality soap.
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Much of the industrial lubricant was once made from sardine oil extracted from processed fish.
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Exports of sardine oil rose significantly during the early twentieth century due to its demand in manufacturing.
Synonyms
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3.2
A yellowish liquid from mustard seeds that people use for cooking and massage
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A light yellow oil from the rapeseed plant used for cooking and as fuel or to oil machines
Fat from animals like fish and whales that is used as a liquid for fuel and soap
A yellowish liquid from seal fat that people use to make soap, treat leather, and burn in lamps
A fatty oil from salmon parts used to make soap and treat leather
A yellow fatty oil from porpoises used to help machines move smoothly
Oil made from dolphins that people used long ago to make small machines work well
A pale oil from sperm whales used long ago to light lamps and oil machines
An oil made from whale fat used long ago for lamps and soap
A yellowish oil made from beef fat used to make margarine, soap, and help machines run smoothly
A thick cooking oil from the nuts of a cohune palm that people also use to make soap
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'oil extracted from sardines' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'sardine' (a small oily fish) with 'oil' (a lubricant/edible fat), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE. The phrase is literal and compositional (and parallels exist in other languages), making it clearly understandable despite being a less common collocation.
Etymology
The noun sardine oil comes from a simple idea: it is the oil taken from the small fish sardine. Factories used to make oil from many sardines to make 'soap' and to keep machines running, so the name now means 'oil taken from sardines' used as a 'lubricant' or to make 'soap'.