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almond o. (def. 1).
Medical dictionary. 2011.
expressed almond oil
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expressed almond oil — noun pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds • Syn: ↑almond oil, ↑sweet almond oil • Hypernyms: ↑oil * * * noun : almond oil 1a … Useful english dictionary
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almond oil — A fixed oil expressed from sweet almonds, the kernels of varieties of Prunus amygdalus; used in ointments. bitter almond oil a volatile oil from the dried ripe kernels of bitter almonds and from other kernels containing amygdalin; it contains… … Medical dictionary
almond oil — Chem. 1. Also called sweet almond oil, expressed almond oil. a colorless to pale yellow fatty oil expressed from the seeds of the sweet almond, used in preparing perfumes and confections. 2. Also called bitter almond oil. a colorless to yellow,… … Universalium
almond oil — noun pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds • Syn: ↑expressed almond oil, ↑sweet almond oil • Hypernyms: ↑oil … Useful english dictionary
Almond oil — Almond Alm ond ([aum] m[u^]nd), n. [OE. almande, almaunde, alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr. amygda lh: cf. Sp. almendra. Cf. {Amygdalate}.] 1. The fruit of the almond tree. [1913 Webster] Note: The different kinds, as bitter, sweet,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweet almond oil — noun pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds • Syn: ↑almond oil, ↑expressed almond oil • Hypernyms: ↑oil * * * noun : almond oil 1a … Useful english dictionary
almond oil — /amənd ˈɔɪl/ (say ahmuhnd oyl) noun 1. a colourless, fatty oil expressed from almonds and used in cosmetics, as a lubricant, etc. 2. Also, bitter almond oil. an oil extracted from bitter almonds whose chief constituent is benzaldehyde, used in… …
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