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cod liver oil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
cod liv-er oil
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

cod liver oils (plural) cod-liver oil (alternative) codliver oil (alternative)

Phrases

haliver oil

Synonyms

CLO cod-liver oil

Questions

What does cod liver oil mean?
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.

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