essential oil
English
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Etymology
[edit]Containing the essence of the plant's fragrance.
Noun
[edit]essential oil (plural essential oils)
- A volatile oil, used to make perfumes and flavourings, especially one having the characteristic odour of the plant from which it is obtained.
- 1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 102:
- 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.
- 2020 August 12, Adrian Horton, “The dark side of wellness: behind a Netflix series on a murky industry”, in The Guardian[1]:
- 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).
Translations
[edit]volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings
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