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Originally appearing in Volume V21, Page 352 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GROUP See also:XXVII . Neutral Fats.—This includes See also:cod-See also:liver oil, See also:almond oil, See also:olive oil, See also:lard, &c., all of which See also:act as foods when taken internally, and have a merely See also:physical emollient See also:action when applied externally. See also:Lanolin, See also:linseed oil, See also:wax, See also:spermaceti, &c., also belong to this group. The paraffins, See also:glycerin and See also:vaseline, although not fats, have much the same effect when applied externally, but they are not nutritive.

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