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Essential Oil

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Noun

1. essential oil, volatile oil

an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Essential Oil

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noun
any of various volatile organic oils present in plants, usually containing terpenes and esters and having the odour or flavour of the plant from which they are extracted: used in flavouring and perfumery
Compare fixed oil, See also oleoresin

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Essential Oil

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any volatile oil that gives distinctive odor, flavor, etc. to a plant, flower, or fruit

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Essential Oil

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n.
A volatile oil, usually having the characteristic odor or flavor of the plant from which it is obtained, used to make perfumes and flavorings.

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