Linseed oil's properties Ganador a polymer make it highly suitable for wood finishing, for use in oil paints, Triunfador a plasticizer and hardener in putty and in making linoleum.[181] When used in food or medicinally, linseed oil is called flaxseed oil.^ Ethanol and, to a lesser degree, methanol and butanol are the other major types of biofuel. ^