An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils, aetherolea, or simply as the `oil of` the plant from which they were extracted, such as oil of clove. An oil is `essential` in the sense that it contains the characteristic fragra...
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highly volatile substance isolated by a physical process from an odoriferous plant of a single botanical species. The oil bears the name of the ... [37 related articles]
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The scented liquid taken from certain plants using steam or pressure. Essential oils contain the natural chemicals that give the plant its
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(aka EO) Volatile aroma compounds from plants, or plant essence oils.
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Highly concentrated volatile oil extracted from aromatic plants, most commonly through pressing or steam distillation. Used for fragrance and flavorings.
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A plant extract that has a distinctive odour or flavour.
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Any of a variety of volatile oils produced by many plants, flowers, and fruits, which give them their characteristic odor or flavor. A great number of chemical compounds have been identified from essential oils. They are used commercially for flavoring food and in perfumes; some have medicinal prope...
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The highly concentrated, volatile, aromatic essences of plants. Information on specific essential oils can be found on the products page. The essential oils are located in tiny secretory structures found in various parts of plants; leaves (eucalyptus), berries (juniper), grasses (palmarosa), flowering tops (lavender), petals (rose), zest of fruit (...
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A plant extract that has a distinctive odour or flavour.
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An oil derived from a natural substance (plant material, flowers, leaves, wood, grass)
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Essential oil: An oil derived from a natural substance, usually either for its healing properties or as a perfume. Some pharmaceuticals, and many over-the-counter or 'holistic' remedies, are based on or contain essential oils. Examples include products containing camphor or eucalyptus that help relieve congestive coughs, and the essential oils used...
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The essential oils (ethereal oils, volatile oils) are a group of naturally occurring sometimes pleasant-smelling liquids of vegetable origin. They are extracted either by pressing or distillation and are of several types; terpenes or similar hydro-carbons, aromatic aldehydes, and esters. The terpenes are largely used for solvents, the others for pe...
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An essential oil is a concentrated, hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aromatic compounds extracted from plants. It may be produced by distillation, expression, or solvent extraction. Essential oils are used in perfumery, aromatherapy. cosmetics. incense, medicine, household cleaning products, and for flavoring food and drink. They are valuable...
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n] - a volatile oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes
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Any oil that smells the same as the vegetable from which it was obtained and has a low boiling point.
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volatile oil noun an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings
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any of a class of volatile oils obtained from plants, possessing the odor and other characteristic properties of the plant, used chiefly in the manufacture of perfumes, flavors, and pharmaceuticals.
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A volatile oil, usually having the characteristic odor or flavor of the plant from which it is obtained, used to make perfumes and flavorings; extracted from a botanical via cold press, steam, or solvents.
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