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Oleoresin

Oˊle-o-res′in

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Noun.
[L.
oleum
oil + E.
resin
.]
1.
(Chem.)
A natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a resin.
2.
(Med.)
A liquid or semiliquid preparation extracted (as from capsicum, cubebs, or ginger) by means of ether, and consisting of fixed or volatile oil holding resin in solution.
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Oˊle-o-res′in-ous
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Adj.