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essential oil
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
essential oil
(noun)
essential oil
noun
plural
essential oils
essential oil
noun
plural
essential oils
Britannica Dictionary definition of ESSENTIAL OIL
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an oil that comes from a plant, that smells like the plant it comes from, and that is used in perfumes and flavorings
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