volatile oils

  • 111balsam — A fragrant, resinous or thick, oily exudate from various trees and plants. SYN: balm (1), oleoresin (3). [G. balsamon; L. balsamum] Canada b. a yellowish liquid resin from the b. fir, Abies balsamea (family Pinaceae); contains kinene and bornyl… …

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  • 112Mustard — William T., Canadian thoracic surgeon, 1914–1987. See M. operation, M. procedure. * * * mus·tard məs tərd n 1) a pungent yellow condiment consisting of the pulverized seeds of the black mustard or sometimes the white mustard either dry or made… …

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  • 113mustard — 1. The dried ripe seeds of Brassica alba (white m.) and B. nigra (black m.) (family Cruciferae). 2. SYN: m. gas. [O.Fr. moustarde, fr. L. mustum, must] black m. the dried ripe seed of Brassica nigra or of B. juncea; it is the source of allyl… …

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  • 114phenylethyl alcohol — A natural constituent of some volatile oils (rose, geranium, neroli); used as an antibacterial agent in ophthalmic solutions. SYN: benzyl carbinol, phenethyl alcohol. * * * phe·nyl·eth·yl alcohol fen əl eth əl , fēn n a fragrant liquid alcohol… …

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  • 115Curcuma aromatica — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots …

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  • 116Leonurus cardiaca — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …

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  • 117Зосим Панополит — (Зосим из Панополиса, ок. 300 год)  алхимик, работавший в Александрийской академии. Родился в Панополисе (ныне Акхмим, Египет). По происхождению Зосим, скорее всего, был египтянином,[1][2][3][4] или греком.[5][6] Однако некоторые, в основном …

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  • 118asclepias — as·cle·pi·as ə sklē pē əs, a n 1) cap a genus (family Asclepiadaceae) of perennial herbs found chiefly in No. America with flowers having a corona of five concave hoods each of which bears a slender horn see BUTTERFLY WEED, MILKWEED 2) any plant …

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  • 119balm of Gilead — balm of Gil·e·ad gil ē əd n 1) a small evergreen African and Asian tree (Commiphora meccanensis of the family Burseraceae) with aromatic leaves 2) a fragrant oleoresin from the balm of Gilead called also Mecca balsam * * * 1. the balsam poplar… …

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  • 120Canada balsam — kan əd ə n an oleoresin exuded by the balsam fir and used as a transparent cement esp. in microscopy for mounting specimens and in optical instruments called also Canada turpentine * * * a liquid oleoresin from Abies balsamea, which contains vola …

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