PEACH-KERNEL OIL


Meaning of PEACH-KERNEL OIL in English

noun

: either of two oils obtained from peach kernels that are very similar in properties and uses to the true almond oils:

a. : a colorless or straw-colored nondrying fatty oil obtained by expression — called also persic oil

b. : a colorless to yellow aromatic toxic essential oil obtained by steam distillation — called also bitter almond oil

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