| oil of jojoba | A liquid wax ester mixture extracted from ground or crushed seeds from Simmondsia chinensis and S. Californica (family Buxaceae), desert shrubs native to Arizona, California, and northern Mexico. Used extensively in cosmetics for alleged skin softening and lubricating properties; other uses include as lubricant, fuel, chemical feedstock, substitute for sperm whale oil. Synonym: oil of jojoba. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| oil of juniper | Volatile oil from the dried ripe fruit (berries) of Juniperus communis (family Cupressaceae). Formerly used as a diuretic. Used in perfumery. Synonym: juniper berry oil. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil of lavender | Volatile oil from fresh flowering tops of Lavandula officinalis (family Labiatae). Aromatic oil used in perfume and as a flavoring agent. Has been used as a carminative. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil of lemon | Volatile oil expressed from fresh peel of Citrus limonum (family Rutaceae). Aromatic oil used for flavoring pharmaceuticals, liqueurs, pastry, foods, beverages, and in perfumes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil of lemon grass | Volatile oil from Cymbopogon citratus and of C. Flexuosus (family Gramineae). Used in perfumery and as a source of citral for the synthesis of vitamin A. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil of pennyroyal | Either American or European. The former is a volatile oil derived from the flowering tops and leaves of Hedeoma pulegioides (family Labiatae). Contains pulegone and ketones. European is oil of pulegium; a volatile oil from Mentha pulegium (family Labiatae); about 85% pulegone. Has been used as an aromatic carminative, abortifacient and insect repellent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil of peppermint | A volatile oil containing menthol (not less than 50% of total) obtained by steam distillation from the fresh flowering plant Mentha piperita (family Labiatae). Used as a pharmaceutical aid (flavor) and in flavoring liqueurs; a carminative. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil of rose | A volatile oil from the fresh flowers of Rosa gallica and R. Damascena and other members of the Rosaceae family. Used largely in perfumery; ointments, and toilet preparations. Synonym: attar of rose, essence of rose, otto of rose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil of spearmint | Volatile oil from the flowering tops of Mentha spicata (family Labiatae, pharmaceutical aid (flavor) and a carminative. Synonym: oil of crispmint, oil of curled mint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil of turpentine | Volatile oil distilled from the oleoresin and obtained from Pinus palastrus (family Pinaceae) and other species of Pinus yielding terpene oils. Solvent for oils, resins, varnishes; vehicle, thinner and remover of oil-based paints. Rubefacient; has been used as a counterirritant in liniments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil of vitriol | H2SO4;a colourless, nearly odourless, heavy, oily, corrosive liquid containing 96% of the absolute acid; used occasionally as a caustic. Synonym: oil of vitriol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil of wormwood | Volatile oil from leaves and tops of Artemisia absinthium (family Compositae). Thujol alcohol and acetate; thujone (a powerful convulsant), phellandrene, cadinene; also a blue oil. Used in flavoring of vermouth; formerly in absinthe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil pneumonia | Lipoid pneumonia, pulmonary condition marked by inflammatory and fibrotic changes in the lungs due to the inhalation of various oily or fatty substances, particularly liquid petrolatum, or resulting from accumulation in the lungs of endogenous lipid material, either cholesterol from obstructive pneumonitis or following fracture of a bone; phagocytes containing lipid are usually present. Synonym: oil pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil red O | 1-8-[4-(Dimethylphenylazo)dimethylphenylazo]-2-naphthalenol;a weakly acid diazo oil-soluble dye, used in histologic demonstration of neutral fats. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil retention enema | A rectal injection of mineral oil, introduced at low pressure and retained for several hours before expelling, to soften faeces. (05 Mar 2000) |