China wood oil


China wood oil

[′chī·nə ‚wu̇d ‚ȯil] (materials) tung oil

tung oil

A drying oil which oxidizes very rapidly, at almost twice the rate of linseed oil; forms a hard dry film when used in paints and varnishes; although “China wood oil” and “wood oil” sometimes are used as synonyms, tung oil never is extracted from wood.