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ESSENTIAL OIL
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
An oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("essential oil" is a kind of...):
oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "essential oil"):
ilang-ilang (oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree; used in perfumery)
bitter almond oil (pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal)
atar; athar; attar; ottar (essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers)
clove oil; oil of cloves (essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor medicines)
costus oil (a yellow volatile essential oil obtained from costusroot; used in perfumes)
eucalyptus oil (an essential oil obtained from the leaves of eucalypts)
oil of turpentine; spirit of turpentine; turpentine; turps (volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally)
absinthe oil; wormwood oil (a dark bitter oil obtained from wormwood leaves; flavors absinthe liqueurs)
linalool (a colorless fragrant liquid found in many essential oils)
Context examples:
The essential oil of Mentha arvensis, the field mint.
(Mentha arvensis Flower Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
The essential oil extracted from the leaves of Pogostemon cablin.
(Patchouli Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
The essential oil of Pelargonium capitatum.
(Pelargonium capitatum Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
It can be caused by taking certain drugs, or rubbing certain essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants) or other topical agents into the skin.
(Phototoxicity, NCI Dictionary)
The essential oil extracted from the leaves of Pimenta dioica.
(Pimenta Leaf Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
The essential oil extracted from the needles and twigs of Pinus sylvestris.
(Pine Needle Oil (Pinus Sylvestris), NCI Thesaurus)
The essential oil of Pinus mugo.
(Pine Needle Oil Pinus mugo, NCI Thesaurus)
The essential oil extracted from the leaves of Mentha x piperita.
(Peppermint Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
The essential oil extracted from the leaves of Mentha pulegium.
(Pennyroyal Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
The essential oil of Pelargonium odoratissimum.
(Pelargonium odoratissimum Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
