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tallow 音标拼音: [t'ælo] n. 牛脂,动物脂
vt. 涂牛脂于 牛脂,动物脂涂牛脂於 tallow n 1: obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricantsTallow \ Tal" low\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Tallowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Tallowing}.] 1. To grease or smear with tallow. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten; as, tallow sheep. [ 1913 Webster]
Tallow \ Tal" low\, n. [ OE. taluh, talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D. talk, G., Dan. and Sw. talg, Icel. t[= o] lgr, t[= o] lg, t[= o] lk; and perhaps to Goth. tulgus firm.] 1. The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated from membranous and fibrous matter by melting. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The solid consistency of tallow is due to the large amount of stearin it contains. See { Fat}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The fat of some other animals, or the fat obtained from certain plants, or from other sources, resembling the fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds. [ 1913 Webster] { Tallow candle}, a candle made of tallow. { Tallow catch}, a keech. See { Keech}. [ Obs.] { Tallow chandler}, one whose occupation is to make, or to sell, tallow candles. { Tallow chandlery}, the trade of a tallow chandler; also, the place where his business is carried on. { Tallow tree} ( Bot.), a tree ({ Stillingia sebifera}) growing in China, the seeds of which are covered with a substance which resembles tallow and is applied to the same purposes. [ 1913 Webster] 19 Moby Thesaurus words for " tallow": animal oil, cerate, drying oil, essential oil, ester, fat, fatty oil, fixed oil, grease, hydrogenated fat, lipid, mineral oil, oil, oleum, polyunsaturated fat, sebum, unsaturated fat, vegetable oil, volatile oil
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