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essential oil en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Containing the essence of the plant's fragrance.

Meanings

1. A volatile oil, used to make perfumes and flavorings, especially one having the characteristic odor of the plant from which it is obtained.
   • The odours of many flowers so delightful to our sense of smell, as well as the disagreeable scents of others, are owing to the exhalation of their essential oils. 1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 102:
   • The use of essential oils – aromatic substances derived from plants – has been around for centuries, and studies suggest certain oils offer minor benefits to sleep (lavender) or headaches (peppermint). 2020 August 12, Adrian Horton, “The dark side of wellness: behind a Netflix series on a murky industry”, in The Guardian:

Forms

Relateds

fixed oil

Translations (28)

pl olejek eteryczny (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · ja エッセンシャルオイル (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · hy եթերային յուղ (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · ca oli essencial (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · lt eterinis aliejus (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · et eeterlik õli (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · hu illóolaj (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · it essenza (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · ru эфи́рное ма́сло (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · sk éterický olej (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · cmn 精油 (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · vi tinh dầu (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · ka ეთერზეთი (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · nl etherische olie (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · lv ēteriskā eļļa (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · ko 정유 (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · ro ulei esențial (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · da æterisk olie (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · fi eteerinen öljy (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · ja 精油 (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · sv eterisk olja (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · el αιθέριο έλαιο (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · pt óleo essencial (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · th น้ำมันหอมระเหย (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · es aceite esencial (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · fr huile essentielle (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · de ätherisches Öl (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings) · sk esenciálny olej (volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings)