Category:Oleoresin

O`le*o*res"in, n. Etym: [l.oleum oil + e. resin.]

1. (chem.)

Defn: a natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a resin.

2. (med.)

Defn: 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.