Back زيت الحوت Arabic Oli de balena Catalan Tran Danish Tran German Balenoleo Esperanto Aceite de ballena Spanish Lumera Basque Valaanrasva Finnish Huile de baleine French Tran Croatian
Whale oil is oil obtained from the blubber of whales.[1] Oil from the bowhead whale was sometimes known as train-oil, which comes from the Dutch word traan ("tear drop").
Sperm oil, a special kind of oil obtained from the head cavities of sperm whales, differs chemically from ordinary whale oil: it is composed mostly of liquid wax. Its properties and applications differ from those of regular whale oil, and it was sold for a higher price.