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Definitions of volatile oil
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  • nitrogen trichloride a yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour
  • saussurea lappa annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs
  • ylang-ylang evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental
  • black birch common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture
  • cymene any of three isotopes of a colorless aromatic liquid hydrocarbon occurring in the volatile oil of cumin and thyme and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins
  • pellitory-of-spain a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache
  • sweet birch common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture
  • agene a yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour
  • cananga odorata evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental
  • ilang-ilang evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental
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