Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The name given by Mulder to the amorphous, tough, and elastic material, somewhat resembling india-rubber, which is left as the product of the ‘drying’ of linseed-oil which has been exposed to the air, from which it absorbs oxygen.
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Examples
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It pulls freely available oxygen out from the air above and create an organic polymer chain called linoxyn, which is what binds the paint pigment to the underlying support.
Drying Time in Oil James Gurney 2009
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Linseed oil also shrinks as it converts into linoxyn.
Drying Time in Oil James Gurney 2009
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