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  2. Tall oil - Wikipedia

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    Tall oil, also called liquid rosin or tallol, is a viscous yellow-black odorous liquid obtained as a by-product of the kraft process of wood pulp manufacture when pulping mainly coniferous trees. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The name originated as an anglicization of the Swedish tallolja ('pine oil'). [ 3 ]

  3. Rosin - Wikipedia

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    Rosin is added in small quantities to traditional linseed oil/sand gap fillers ("mastic"), used in building work. When mixed with waxes and oils, rosin is the main ingredient of mystic smoke , a gum which, when rubbed and suddenly stretched, appears to produce puffs of smoke from the fingertips.

  4. Oleoresin - Wikipedia

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    Oleoresins are semi-solid extracts composed of resin and essential or fatty oil, obtained by evaporation of the solvents used for their production. [1] The oleoresin of conifers is known as crude turpentine or gum turpentine , which consists of oil of turpentine and rosin .

  5. List of UN numbers 1201 to 1300 - Wikipedia

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    n.o.s. = not otherwise specified meaning a collective entry to which substances, mixtures, solutions or articles may be assigned if a) they are not mentioned by name in 3.2 Dangerous Goods List AND b) they exhibit chemical, physical and/or dangerous properties corresponding to the Class, classification code, packing group and the name and description of the n.o.s. entry [4]

  6. Abietic acid - Wikipedia

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    Rosin, of which abietic acid is the principal component: Has been used for centuries as a flux for soldering. (Abietic acid in the flux removes oxidation from the surfaces of metals, increasing their ability to bond with the liquified solder.) Is rubbed on the hair of a violin bow to increase friction. Has been used for centuries for caulking ...

  7. Naval stores - Wikipedia

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    These materials include rosin, tall oil, pine oil, and turpentine. Crude gum or oleoresin can be collected from the wounds of living pine trees. The term naval stores originally applied to the organic compounds used in building and maintaining wooden sailing ships, a category which includes cordage, mask, turpentine, rosin, pitch and tar. These ...

  8. Is Plant-Based Milk Actually Healthier Than Dairy Milk? - AOL

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    Before we talk about plant-based milk, let’s look at the thing it’s trying to replace: dairy milk. According to Ally Mast, RDN, dairy milk is a “mix of carbohydrates, high quality protein ...

  9. Naval stores industry - Wikipedia

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    With the demise of wooden ships, those uses of pine resin ended, but the former naval stores industry remained vigorous as new products created new markets. First extensively described by Frederick Law Olmsted in his book A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States (1856), [3] the naval stores industry was one of the economic mainstays of the southeastern United States until the late 20th century.