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the volatile oil distilled with steam from the fresh overground parts of Mentha spicata or M. cardiaca, yielding at least 55 per cent by volume of carvone; used as a flavor for pharmaceutical preparations.Medical dictionary. 2011.
spearmint oil — noun an aromatic oil obtained from the spearmint plant • Hypernyms: ↑flavorer, ↑flavourer, ↑flavoring, ↑flavouring, ↑seasoner, ↑seasoning • Substance Holonyms: ↑spearmint, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spearmint — The leaves and flowering tops of Mentha viridis (green garden or lamb mint) or M. cardiaca (family Labiatae); a carminative and flavoring agent. s. oil the volatile oil, distilled with steam from the fresh overground parts of the flowering plant… … Medical dictionary
Spearmint (flavor) — Spearmint is a flavor used mainly in chewing gums and tooth paste that is either naturally or artificially created to taste like oil of spearmint (herb).Wrigley Company and Cadbury Adams are among the companies in the United States that… … Wikipedia
Spearmint — Spear mint , n. [So named from its spiry, not capitate, inflorescence. Dr. Prior.] (Bot.) A species of mint ({Mentha viridis}) growing in moist soil. It vields an aromatic oil. See {Mint}, and {Mentha}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oil — An inflammable liquid, of fatty consistency and unctuous feel, which is insoluble in water, soluble or insoluble in alcohol, and freely soluble in ether. Oils are variously classified as animal … Medical dictionary
spearmint — /spear mint /, n. an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance shaped leaves used for flavoring. [1530 40; SPEAR1 + MINT1] * * * Aromatic herb (Mentha spicata) of the mint family, the common garden mint widely used for culinary purposes. It has … Universalium
spearmint — noun Date: 1562 a common mint (Mentha spicata) grown for flavoring and especially for its aromatic oil … New Collegiate Dictionary
Essential oil — A glass vial containing sandalwood oil An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils or aetherolea, or simply as the oil of the … Wikipedia
Mentha spicata — Spearmint redirects here. For other uses, see Spearmint (disambiguation). Mentha spicata Foliage Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Carvone — Chembox new Name = Carvone ImageFile = Carvone.png ImageName = Carvone ImageFile1 = S carvone stickModel.png ImageSize1 = 180px IUPACName = 2 methyl 5 (prop 1 en 2 yl) cyclohex 2 enone OtherNames = Δ6:8(9) p menthadien 2 one 1 methyl 4… … Wikipedia
