liver oil

Cod supplement source

Oil extracted from the livers of fish, especially cod, valued for its high concentration of vitamins A and D.

Cod liver oil was once a standard childhood supplement, dreaded for its strong fishy taste: My grandmother made us take a spoonful of liver oil every morning.

Related
  • codCold-water food fish
  • fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
  • omegaTwenty-fourth Greek letter
  • capsuleEnclosed dose container
  • vitaminEssential organic nutrient

vitamin D · supplement · daily dose · fishy · golden · spoonful · hard to swallow · tonic · health · marine · deep sea · fatty · extraction · medicinal · old fashioned · childhood · grimace · swallow

Opposites
source origin

liver oilvegetable oil

Plant-derived culinary lipid

seed oil · olive oil · coconut oil · flaxseed oil · sunflower oil

extraction source (within animal)

liver oiltallow

Rendered animal fat

lard · rendered fat

Family

liver, oil, livers, oils, oiled, oiling, oily, oilier, oiliest

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G