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Lespedeza seéd oil has been isolated by extraction of the pulverized seed with diethyl ether, petroleum ether, hexane, and tetrachloroethylene in 11.1–11.7% yield. The crude oil has been characterized by a number of standard tests. Its outstanding properties are its iodine number of 147 and its ability to dry.
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Wiley, R.H., Cagle, A.W. Lespedeza seed oil. J Am Oil Chem Soc 27, 34–35 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02634896
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02634896