volatile oil
11volatile oil — noun another term for essential oil …
12Volatile — may refer to: Chemistry Volatility (chemistry), a measure of the tendency of a substance to vaporize Relative volatility, a measure of vapor pressures of the components in a liquid mixture Volatiles, a group of compounds with low boiling points… …
13oil — An inflammable liquid, of fatty consistency and unctuous feel, which is insoluble in water, soluble or insoluble in alcohol, and freely soluble in ether. Oils are variously classified as animal …
14volatile — adj. & n. adj. 1 evaporating rapidly (volatile salts). 2 changeable, fickle. 3 lively, light hearted. 4 apt to break out into violence. 5 transient. n. a volatile substance. Phrases and idioms: volatile oil = essential oil. Derivatives:… …
15oil of turpentine — noun volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally • Syn: ↑turpentine, ↑spirit of turpentine, ↑turps • Hypernyms: ↑essential oil, ↑volatile oil • Substance Meronyms: ↑ …
16oil — n. & v. n. 1 any of various thick, viscous, usu. inflammable liquids insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents (see also essential oil, fixed oil, mineral oil, volatile oil). 2 US petroleum. 3 (in comb.) using oil as fuel (oil heater). 4 …
17volatile — /ˈvɒlətaɪl / (say voluhtuyl), Originally US / təl/ (say tuhl) adjective 1. evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapour: a volatile oil. 2. easily provoked to violence or anger. 3. likely to change suddenly and unpredictably:… …
18Oil of bitter almonds — Almond Alm ond ([aum] m[u^]nd), n. [OE. almande, almaunde, alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr. amygda lh: cf. Sp. almendra. Cf. {Amygdalate}.] 1. The fruit of the almond tree. [1913 Webster] Note: The different kinds, as bitter, sweet,… …
19oil of cloves — noun essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor medicines • Syn: ↑clove oil • Hypernyms: ↑essential oil, ↑volatile oil * * * n. see clove I (sense 1) …
20oil of turpentine — noun a colourless, flammable, volatile oil, a distillate of turpentine, having a penetrating smell and a pungent bitterish taste, which is used in paints, varnishes, and the like, and formerly in medicine as a stimulant, rubefacient, etc …
