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Definition of 'cod-liver oil'

cod-liver oil also cod liver oil

uncountable noun

Cod liver oil is a thick yellow oil which is given as a medicine, especially to children, because it is full of vitamins A and D.

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cod-liver oil

noun

an oil extracted from the livers of cod and related fish, rich in vitamins A and D and used to treat deficiency of these vitamins

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cod-liver oil in American English (ˈkɑdˌlɪvər ; kädˈlivˌər)

oil from the liver of the cod and related fishes, rich in vitamins A & D and used in vitamin supplements

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Example sentences containing 'cod-liver oil'

Nursing mothers get concentrated orange juice and cod-liver oil and all sorts of stuff.

Ross, Melville LOHENGRIN

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Definition of cod-liver oil from the Collins English Dictionary

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