An oil that absorbs oxygen and changes into a tough film upon exposure to air when it is applied in thin layers.
Oils, derived from certain plants and which dry to a solid in the open air, provide good protective coating for wood.
An organic liquid which, when applied as a thin film, readily absorbs oxygen from the air and polymerises to form a tough elastic film. Linseed, tung, soybean and castor oils are drying oils. Under certain conditions, usually involving large surface areas and insulation, such as a pile of rags soaked with drying oils, spontaneous heating may occur.
an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base
An oil that when exposed to air will dry to a solid through chemical reaction with air: linseed oil, tung oil, perilla, fish oil, soybean oil.
An oil capable of conversion from a liquid to a solid by slow reaction with oxygen in the air.
An oil having the property of hardening by oxidation to a tough film when exposed to air in the form a thin film.
Oil that, when spread into a thin layer and exposed to air, absorbs oxygen and converts into a tough film.
A drying oil is an oil which hardens to a tough, solid film after a period of exposure to air. The term "drying" is actually somewhat of a misnomer, since the oil does not harden through the evaporation of water or other solvents, but through a chemical reaction in which oxygen is absorbed from the environment (autoxidation). Drying oils are a key component of oil paint and many varnishes.