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fish-liver oil

fish-liver oil

3.5
A fatty oil from fish livers used to give vitamins A and D
  • noun
  • /fɪʃ ˈlɪvər ɔɪl/
translation icon : aceite de hígado de pescado
  • Many people use fish-liver oil as a dietary supplement because it is rich in vitamins A and D.

Examples

  • Thus, the fatty acid profile of the bignose shark fish liver oil was very surprising in terms of the levels of C18:1n9+n7, DHA, EPA, and AA.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The Cu levels for all of the fish liver oils were much lower than these maximum levels enforced by the TFC (2002).

    Academic text (2015)

  • The differences in C16:0 were statistically significant (P < 0.05) for all six fish liver oils.

    Academic text (2015)

  • She takes fish-liver oil every day to help improve her health and vitamin levels.

  • Including fish-liver oil in your diet can provide essential nutrients for your body.

Synonyms

cod liver oil
vsfish-liver oil
1 2.7

A liquid from the livers of cod that people take as a vitamin supplement

is from various fish livers and used for vitamins A and D
halibut-liver oil
vsfish-liver oil
  • Specialized
6.8

A fatty oil from halibut livers that supplies vitamin A

includes oils from several fish species and provides both vitamins A and D

Surface Forms

fish-liver oil singular
fish-liver oils plural

Morphology

fish-liver + oil

The meaning is directly compositional: a B1 learner who knows 'fish', 'liver', and 'oil' can infer this is oil obtained from the livers of fish. This is a straightforward noun-noun compound pattern found across many languages, so the sense is immediately transparent to learners.

Etymology

Fish-liver oil comes from the simple idea of oil made from the liver of certain fish. People have long given a spoonful to children to keep them healthy because it contains vitamins like 'vitamin D', so the name now means 'an oil from fish livers' used as a 'dietary supplement'.