English > essential oil: 1 sense > noun 1, substance| Meaning | An oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings. |
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| Synonym | volatile oil |
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| Narrower | attar, atar, athar, ottar | essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers |
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| bitter almond oil | pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal |
| clove oil, oil of cloves | essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor medicines |
| costus oil | A yellow volatile essential oil obtained from costusroot |
| eucalyptus oil | An essential oil obtained from the leaves of eucalypts |
| ilang-ilang | oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree |
| linalool | A colorless fragrant liquid / liquid found in many essential oils |
| turpentine, oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps | volatile liquid / liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin |
| wormwood oil, absinthe oil | A dark bitter oil obtained from wormwood leaves |
| Broader | oil | A slippery or viscous liquid / liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water |
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| Spanish | aceite esencial |
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| Catalan | essència, oli essencial |
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