volatile oil
91bitter orange oil — n ORANGE OIL (b) * * * a volatile oil obtained from the peel or flowers of the bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); used as a flavoring agent …
92caraway oil — n an essential oil obtained from caraway seeds and used in pharmaceuticals and as a flavoring agent in foods and liqueurs * * * [NF] a volatile oil distilled from the dried ripe fruit of Carum carvi, yielding at least 50 per cent by volume of… …
93cardamom oil — n a colorless or pale yellow essential oil with a camphoraceous odor and pungent taste distilled from cardamom seeds and used in pharmaceutical preparations and as a flavoring for foods * * * [NF] a volatile oil distilled from the seed of the… …
94fennel oil — n a colorless or pale yellow essential oil obtained from fennel seed and used chiefly as a flavoring material * * * [NF] a volatile oil distilled from fennel (the seeds of Foeniculum vulgare), used as a flavoring agent for pharmaceuticals; also… …
95lemon oil — n a fragrant yellow essential oil obtained from the peel of lemons usu. by expression and used chiefly as a flavoring agent (as in medicinal preparations) and in perfumes * * * [NF] the volatile oil obtained by expression without heat from the… …
96peppermint oil — n an oil that has a strong peppermint odor and produces a cooling sensation in the mouth, is obtained from peppermint, and is used chiefly as a flavoring agent and as a carminative * * * [NF] the volatile oil distilled from the fresh above ground …
97rose oil — n a fragrant essential oil obtained from roses and used chiefly in perfumery and in flavoring esp ATTAR OF ROSES * * * [NF] the volatile oil distilled with steam from the fresh flowers of Rosa alba, R. centifolia, R. damascena, or R. gallica,… …
98sassafras oil — n a yellow or reddish yellow aromatic essential oil obtained from the roots and stumps of the sassafras and used chiefly in perfuming and as a disinfectant * * * the volatile oil distilled from the root of Sassafras albidum; it contains safrole… …
99spearmint oil — n an aromatic essential oil obtained from spearmint and used in pharmacology as a flavoring agent * * * the volatile oil distilled with steam from the fresh overground parts of Mentha spicata or M. cardiaca, yielding at least 55 per cent by… …
100thyme oil — n a fragrant essential oil containing thymol and carvacrol that is obtained from various thymes and is used chiefly as an antiseptic in pharmaceutical and dental preparations and as a flavor in foods * * * the volatile oil from fresh, flowering… …
