Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A naturally occurring mixture of essential oils and a resin, extracted from various plants such as pines and balsam fir.
- noun A substance prepared by solvent extraction of a spice or herb and used in flavoring and coloring foods.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A natural mixture of an essential oil and a resin, forming the vegetable balsams.
- noun In pharmacy, a fixed or volatile oil holding resin and sometimes other active matter in solution, obtained from ether tinctures by evaporation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a resin.
- noun (Med.) A liquid or semiliquid preparation extracted (as from capsicum, cubebs, or ginger) by means of ether, and consisting of fixed or volatile oil holding resin in solution.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A homogeneous mix of
oil andresin .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants
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Examples
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Bear spray contains a chemical substance called oleoresin capsicum which is extracted from pepper or chilli.
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Basu is attempting to clone genes from a tropical tree that possesses a compound known as oleoresin, with properties similar to diesel fuel.
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The term natural flavor or natural flavoring means the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of rasting, heating or enzymolysis... whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.
Lael Hazan: Why Do Hot Dogs Come in Packs of 10, and Buns in Packs of 8? Lael Hazan 2011
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The term natural flavor or natural flavoring means the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of rasting, heating or enzymolysis... whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.
Lael Hazan: Why Do Hot Dogs Come in Packs of 10, and Buns in Packs of 8? Lael Hazan 2011
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Another note that stands out is that of labdanum, a resinous, ambery oleoresin from the rockrose bushes also grown on the Mediterranean mountains and hillsides and a pulsating undercurrent of costus, with its musky goat-like horns that is perhaps the reason why Pan jumps into the picture.
Archive 2008-06-01 Ayala Sender 2008
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Another note that stands out is that of labdanum, a resinous, ambery oleoresin from the rockrose bushes also grown on the Mediterranean mountains and hillsides and a pulsating undercurrent of costus, with its musky goat-like horns that is perhaps the reason why Pan jumps into the picture.
Kouros Ayala Sender 2008
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They pointed out that the forest consisted of non-coniferous broadleaf evergreens which, unlike pines, contained low levels of oleoresin.
Operation Ranch Hand Buckingham, William A. 1982
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At the same time the first medicines advised are stopped and oleoresin of cubebs, five grains, or copaiba balsam, ten grains -- or both together -- are to be taken three times daily after meals, in capsules, for several weeks, unless they disturb the digestion too much.
The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) Kenelm Winslow
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A liability to the formation of gall stones may be remedied by giving one grain of the oleoresin (iridin) every night for twelve nights.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Two hours after breakfast next morning give one-half dram of the oleoresin of male-fern in emulsion or capsule.
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