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oleoresin

o·le·o·res·in
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-lee-oh-rez-uh n]
    • /ˌoʊ li oʊˈrɛz ən/
    • /ˈəʊlɔːsˌɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-lee-oh-rez-uh n]
    • /ˌoʊ li oʊˈrɛz ən/

Definitions of oleoresin word

  • noun oleoresin a mixture of an essential oil and a resin, found in nature. 1
  • noun oleoresin Pharmacology. an oil holding resin in solution, extracted from a substance, as ginger, by means of alcohol, ether, or acetone. 1
  • noun oleoresin A natural or artificial mixture of essential oils and a resin, e.g., balsam. 1
  • noun oleoresin a semisolid mixture of a resin and essential oil, obtained from certain plants 0
  • noun oleoresin a liquid preparation of resins and oils, obtained by extraction from plants 0
  • noun oleoresin a mixture of a resin and an essential oil, as turpentine, occurring naturally in various plants 0
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Origin of oleoresin

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; oleo- + resin

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Parts of speech for Oleoresin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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oleoresin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • balm-of-gilead

    any of several plants of the genus Commiphora, especially C. opobalsamum and C. meccanensis, which yield a fragrant oleoresin.

  • balsam

    Balsam is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from certain trees or bushes and used to make medicines and perfumes.

  • copaiba

    a transparent yellowish viscous oleoresin obtained from certain tropical South American trees of the leguminous genus Copaifera: used in varnishes and ointments

  • oil of turpentine

    a colorless, flammable, volatile essential oil having a penetrating odor and a pungent, bitter taste, obtained from turpentine oleoresin by distillation: used in paints and varnishes, and in medicine as a carminative, vermifuge, expectorant, rubefacient, and, formerly, as a diuretic.

  • rosin

    Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.

  • turpentine

    any of various oleoresins derived from coniferous trees, especially the longleaf pine, Pinus palustris, and yielding a volatile oil and a resin when distilled.
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