cod liver oil

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cod liver oil

noun cod liver oils · cod-liver oil · codliver oil

  1. uncountable, usually Oil derived from the liver of codfish, often used as a nutritional supplement due to its high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, and very high levels of vitamin A and vitamin D.

    Similar: CLO

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noun nutritional supplement

Españolaceite de hígado de bacalao, aceite de bacalao
한국어간유 ganyu, 어간유 eoganyu, 어유 eoyu
日本語肝油 kan'yu, 魚油 gyoyu
中文魚肝油 /鱼肝油 yúgānyóu, 肝油 gānyóu
Portuguêsóleo de fígado de bacalhau
Françaishuile de foie de morue
DeutschLebertran, Dorschleberöl, Dorschlebertran
Italianoolio di fegato di merluzzo
Ελληνικάμουρουνέλαιο mourounélaio
Русскийры́бий жир rýbij žir
Tiếng Việtdầu gan cá

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@misc{cod_liver_oil_2026,
  title = {cod liver oil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cod%20liver%20oil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}