Oleoresin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A homogeneous mix of essential oil and resin. countable, uncountable

    "Pine oleoresin is a complex mixture of about 30 to 50 different terpene molecules, comprised chiefly of diterpene resin acids and monoterpene essential oils, which impart different physical and biotic properties (Zinkel and Russell 1989)."

  2. 2
    a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants wordnet

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oilresinvegetable oil

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"Pine oleoresin is a complex mixture of about 30 to 50 different terpene molecules, comprised chiefly of diterpene resin acids and monoterpene essential oils, which impart different physical and biotic properties (Zinkel and Russell 1989)."

Etymology

From oleo- + resin.

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oleoresin capsicum

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