Dictionary entry

Oleoresin

Webster's Dictionary 1913

O′le‐o‐res″in (?), n. [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.

— O′le‐o‐res″in‐ous (#), a.