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bone oil

noun

  1. a fetid, tarry liquid obtained in the dry distillation of bone.


bone oil

noun

  1. a dark brown pungent oil, containing pyridine and hydrocarbons, obtained by the destructive distillation of bones
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It is a form of bone oil, a product obtained in the manufacture of bone-black, or animal charcoal, by the distillation of bones.

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The clear solution of bone oil in benzine collected in the bottle is then brought into a small retort which is connected with a thoroughly cooled receiver.

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From such things as feet, knuckles, hide clippings, and sinews came such strange and unlikely products as gelatin, isinglass, and phosphorus, bone black, shoe blacking, and bone oil.

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Crude bone oil has a most offensive smell.

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