This section is from the book "Tables Of Refractive Indices. Oils, Fats And Waxes", by R. Kanthack. Also available from Amazon: Tables of Refractive Indices.
toC | n D | B D | Refer. No. | |
LINSEED OIL. | ||||
Syn. Flax Seed Oil. | ||||
From seeds of flax, Linum usita tissimum. | ||||
15 | 1.4835 . 1.4855 | 89.1 - 92.7 | 112 | |
60 | 1.4660 | 60.2 | 9 | |
F.A. ... | 60 | 1.4546 | 43.1 | 9 |
Old oil............... | 15 | 1.4840 | 90.0 | 30 |
New oil...... | 15 | 1.4810 | 84.6 | 30 |
Indian, Central Provinces ... | 40 | 1.4739 | 72.5 | 18 |
English, abnormal | 25 | 1.4784 . 1.4796 | 80.2 - 82.2 | 247 |
40 | 1.4751 | 74.5 | 248 | |
25 | 1.4801 | 83.0 | 248 | |
15 | 1.4840 - 1.4880 | 90.0 - 97.2 | 144 | |
20 | 1.4800 - 1.4812 | 82.9 - 85.0 | 128 | |
15.5 | 1.4833 | 88.8 | 13 | |
Indian............... | 25 | 1.4793 | 81.7 | 12 |
Russian............... | 25 | 1.4807 - 1.4815 | 84.2 - 85.5 | 12 |
La Plata ............ | 25 | 1.4789 | 81.0 | 12 |
North American......... | 25 | 1.4802 | 83.2 | 12 |
15 | 1.4825 | 87.3 | 209 | |
From different localities | 15 | 1.4823 - 1.4849 | 87.0 - 91.6 | 249 |
La Plata ........................................ | 15 | 1.4816 | 85.7 | 250 |
Expressed ............ | 15 | 1.4830 - 1.4850 | 88.2 - 91.8 | 250 |
Extracted ............ | 15 | 1.4825 - 1.4845 | 87.3 - 90.9 | 250 |
20 | 1.4799 - 1.4823 | 82.7 - 86.9 | 14 | |
18 | 1.4795 - 1.4810 | 82.0 - 84.6 | 34 | |
20 | 1.4720 | 69.5 | 251 | |
15 | 1.4820 | 86.4 | 251 | |
F.A. .. | 60 | 1.4546 | 43.1 | 251 |
General limits ......... | 40 | 1.4742 - 1.4754 | 73.0 - 75.0 | 220 |
La Plata ............ | 15 | 1.4843 - 1.4859 | 90.5 - 93.4 | 252 |
Indian ............... | 15 | 1.4846 - 1.4859 | 91.1 - 93.4 | 252 |
North Russian ......... | 15 | 1.4858 - 1.4872 | 93.2 - 95.8 | 252 |
South Russian ......... | 15 | 1.4841 - 1.4851 | 90.2 - 92.0 | 252 |
Roumanian ............ | 15 | 1.4848 | 91.4 | 252 |
Indian ............ | 15 | 1.4813 | 85.2 | 253 |
Silesian ............ | 15 | 1.4817 - 1.4869 | 85.9 - 95.2 | 253 |
Russian ........... | 15 | 1.4821 - 1.4834 | 86.6 - 88.9 | 253 |
Argentine ............ | 15 | 1.4807 - 1.4808 | 84.1 - 84.3 | 253 |
American ............ | 25 | 1.4797 - 1.4802 | 82.4 - 83.2 | 254 |
Indian, Russian and Argen. tine ............................................. | 25 | 1.4790 - 1.4815 | 81.2 - 85.5 | 254 |
25 | 1.4805 | 83.8 | 177 |
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LINSEED OIL - continued. | ||||
Oil from yellow Chinese seeds, extracted with ether | 40 | 1.4748 | 74.0 | 255 |
F.A. ... | 40 | 1.4679 | 63.1 | 255 |
Oil from brown Chinese seeds | 40 | 1.4743 | 73.2 | 255 |
F.A. ... | 40 | 1.4666 | 61.1 | 255 |
Limits. | 25 | 1.4789 - 1.4824 | 81.0 - 87.0 | 256 |
20 | 1.4806 - 1.4840 | 84.0 - 90.0 | 256 | |
15 | 1.4835 | 89.1 | 190 | |
Standards recommended by the Am. Soc. for Testing | ||||
Materials............ | 25 | 1.4790 - 1.4805 | 81.2 - 83.8 | 257 |
Average............... | 25 | 1.4786 | 80.4 | 173 |
45 | 1.4711, 1.4722 | 68.1, 68.9 | 453 | |
Canadian ............ | 21 | 1.4770 - 1.4810 | 77.7 - 84.6 | 411 |
Baltic ................................................................ | 21 | 1.4823 | 86.9 | 411 |
40 | 1.4738 | 72.4 | 17 | |
40 | 1.4737 - 1.4748 | 72.2 - 740 | 110 | |
Oleum lini, B.P.; suggested standard. | 15 | 1.4825 | 87.3 | 113 |
Oleum lini, B.P. 1914. | 40 | 1.4725 - 1.4748 | 70.3 - 74.0 | 36, 16 |
- 0.00041 | 26* | |||
25.40 | - 0.00033 | 248* | ||
Temp. coeff. δn/δt ...... | - 0.00038 | 128 | ||
- 0.00037 | 159 | |||
Lithodes, see Crab Liver Oil. | ||||
LOACH OIL. | ||||
Misgrunus anguillicaudatus. | ||||
20 | 1.4740 | 72.7 | 258 | |
LOGANBERRY OIL. | ||||
From finely ground pulp, extracted with petroleum ether | ||||
15.5 | 1.4811 | 84.8 | 259 | |
Long Cod Liver Oil, see Cod Liver Oil. | ||||
Loofah Seed Oil, see Luffa Seed Oil. | ||||
Lophiomus setigerus, see Angler. fish Liver Oil. | ||||
Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, see Tile-fish Oil. | ||||
Lopodon, see Sea Lion Oil. | ||||
Lotus corniculatus, see Horn Trefoil Oil. |
toC. | n D | B D | Refer. No. | |
LUCERNE OIL. | ||||
Alfalfa Seed Oil. | ||||
Medicago sativa. | ||||
30 | 1.4766 | 77.0 | 61 | |
F.A. ... | 40 | 1.4659 | 60.0 | 61 |
17 | 1.4783 | 80.0 | 455 | |
69 | 1.4587 | 49.1 | 455 | |
Temp. coeff. δn/δt ...... | - 0.00038 | 455* | ||
LUFFA SEED OIL. | ||||
Syn. Loofah Seed Oil. | ||||
From seeds of Luffa œgyptiaca. | ||||
India. | ||||
Bengal............... | 40 | 1.4660 | 60.2 | 18 |
LUFFA ACUTANGULA. | ||||
Native names. | ||||
"Pikunkai, Turi, Surgi, Peech. angai." | ||||
40 | 1.4665 | 61.0 | 193 | |
25 | 1.4742 | 73.0 | 193 | |
Temp. coeff. δn/δt......... | 25.40 | - 0.00051 (?) | 193* | |
LUKRABO OIL. | ||||
From seeds of Hydnocarpus anthelmintica. | ||||
Siam, Cochin China, Camboja. | 40 | 1.4721 | 69.8 | 118 |
40 | 1.4725 | 70.3 | 260 | |
LUMBANG BANUCALAG OIL, | ||||
Soft Lumbang Oil. | ||||
Aleurites trisperma. | 1.4927 - 1.4929 | 424 | ||
Lumbang Batu Oil, see Candle Nut Oil. | ||||
LUPIN OIL, WHITE. | ||||
From seeds of Lupinus albus (Lupinus sativus). | ||||
20 | 1.4742 | 73.0 | 61 | |
F.A. ... | 50 | 1.4559 | 45.0 | 61 |
LUPIN OIL, BLUE. | ||||
From seeds of Lupinus angus. tifolius. | ||||
20 | 1.4725 | 70.3 | 61 | |
F.A. ... | 50 | 1.4566 | 46.0 | 61 |
LUPIN OIL, YELLOW. | ||||
From seeds of Lupinus luteus. | ||||
20 | 1.4776 | 78.7 | 61 | |
F.A. ... | 50 | 1.4600 | 51.0 | 61 |
toC | n D | B D | Refer. No. | |
Lutni Mustard Oil, see Rape Seed Oil. | ||||
Lycopersicum esculentum, see Tomato Seed Oil. | ||||
LYCOPODIUM OIL. | ||||
From Lycopodium spores by extraction with ether. | 25 | 1.4671 | 61.8 | 192 |
LYNX FAT. | ||||
From Lynx europceus. | ||||
Finland. | 45 | 1.4629 | 55.5 | 46 |
20 | 1.4723 | 70.0 | 46 | |
F.A. ... | 45 | 1.4582 | 48.3 | 46 |
35 | 1.4619 | 53.9 | 46 | |
Temp. coeff. δn/δt Oil | - 0.00038 | 46* | ||
F.A. ... | - 0.00037 | 46* | ||
Mabula Panza Oil, see Owala Oil. | ||||
MACASSAR OIL. | ||||
Syn. Kusum Oil, Kon Oil, Ket. jatkil Oil, Pongro Oil. | ||||
From seeds of Paka, Schlei. cheria trijuga, Kusum Tree (India), Lac Tree of Ko. sumba (Ceylon oak), Nitas beans. | ||||
40 | 1.4597 | 50.6 | 40 | |
Macasuba Oil, see Mocaya Oil. | ||||
Mace Butter, see Nutmeg Butter. | ||||
Machilus Thunbergii, see Inu. kusu Oil. | ||||
MACKEREL OIL. | ||||
Body oil of Scomber colias, "Saba," Japan......... | 20 | 1.4811 | 84.7 | 6 |
MACKEREL OIL, SPANISH. | ||||
Scomberomorus maculatus, Massachusetts, June 1915. | 30 | 1.4719 | 69.4 | 385 |
MACKEREL PIKE OIL. From Cololabes saira, "Sam. ma" (Japan). | ||||
20 | 1.4760 | 760 | 6 | |
Macrorhinus, see Sea Elephant Oil. |
 
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