| linseed | <botany> The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained. Alternative forms: lintseed] Linseed cake, the solid mass or cake which remains when oil is expressed. Linseed meal, linseed cake reduced to powder. Linseed oil, oil obtained by pressure from flaxseed. Origin: OE. Lin flax + seed. See Linen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| linseed oil | <chemical> The fixed oil obtained from the dried ripe seed of linseed, linum usitatissimum (l. Linaceae). It is used as an emollient in liniments, pastes, and medicinal soaps, and in veterinary medicine as a laxative. It is also called flaxseed oil. Pharmacological action: cathartic, emollients. Chemical name: Linseed oil (12 Dec 1998) |