Oleoresin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oleoresin \O`le*o*res"in\, n. [L. oleum oil + E. resin.]
     1. (Chem.) A natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a
        resin.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster] -- {O`le*o*res"in*ous}, a.
        [1913 Webster] Oleose

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oleoresin
       n : a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential
           oil; obtained from certain plants