o·le·o·res·in (  l --r z  n)n. A naturally occurring mixture of an oil and a resin extracted from various plants, such as pine or balsam fir. o le·o·resin·ous adj. |
oleoresin [ˌəʊlɪəʊˈrɛzɪn]
n
1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a semisolid mixture of a resin and essential oil, obtained from certain plants
2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) Pharmacol a liquid preparation of resins and oils, obtained by extraction from plants
oleoresinous adj
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| Noun | 1. | oleoresin - a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants ladanum, labdanum - a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative natural resin - a plant exudate balsam - any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes Canada balsam - yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium gum terpentine, turpentine - obtained from conifers (especially pines) gum labdanum, labdanum - a dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain rockroses oleoresin capiscum - an oleoresin extracted from the capsicum pepper plant |
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