CHENOPODIUM OIL


Meaning of CHENOPODIUM OIL in English

/kee'neuh poh"dee euhm, ken'euh-/

a colorless or yellowish oil obtained from the seeds and leaves of Mexican tea, used chiefly in medicine as an agent for killing or expelling intestinal worms. Also called wormseed oil .

[ 1910-15; Chenopodium. See CHENOPOD, -IUM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .