OLEORESIN


Meaning of OLEORESIN in English

/oh'lee oh rez"euhn/ , n.

1. a mixture of an essential oil and a resin, found in nature.

2. Pharm. an oil holding resin in solution, extracted from a substance, as ginger, by means of alcohol, ether, or acetone.

[ 1850-55; OLEO- + RESIN ]

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