How do you say 'Squalene Oil' and 'Fish oil' in latin?

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How do you say 'Squalene Oil' and 'Fish oil' in latin?

2006-11-22 09:55:32 · 1 answers · asked by 1vn t_choine 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine

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Oleum piscis (lit. oil of a fish)
Oleum squali (lit. oil of a type of sea fish)

Squalene is a modern word that is derived from the Latin word squalus, a type of fish. (The exact type is not specified in the dictionary.) Apparently this type of oil is found primarily in shark livers.

2006-11-25 01:26:55 · answer #1 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋