Definition of essential oil Essential oil
es•sen•tial oil
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What does essential oil mean?
WordNet
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| essential oil - an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings | ||
| volatile oil | ||
| oil oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist | ||
| ilang-ilang evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental | ||
| bitter almond oil pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal | ||
| atar, athar, attar, ottar essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers | ||
| 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; used in perfumes | ||
| eucalyptus oil an essential oil obtained from the leaves of eucalypts | ||
| oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps, turpentine volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally | ||
| absinthe oil, wormwood oil a dark bitter oil obtained from wormwood leaves; flavors absinthe liqueurs | ||
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Wiktionary 
- essential oil (Noun)
A volatile oil, used to make perfumes and flavourings, especially one having the characteristic odour of the plant from which it is obtained.
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essential oil
A concentrated, hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants.
