orange oil

orange oil
orange oil n an essential oil from orange peel or orange flowers: as
a) a yellow to deep orange oil obtained from the peel of the sweet fruit of the common cultivated orange (Citrus sinensis) and used chiefly as a flavor and perfume called also sweet orange oil
b) a similar but bitter pale yellow or yellowish brown oil from the peel of the fruit of the sour orange (Citrus aurantium) called also bitter orange oil

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[NF] the volatile oil obtained by expression from the fresh peel of the ripe fruit of Citrus sinensis; used as a flavoring agent in pharmaceuticals. Called also sweet orange o. Cf. bitter orange o.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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