Definitions for oleoresin

oleoresin o·le·o·res·in

Spelling: [oh-lee-oh-rez-uh n]
IPA: /ˌoʊ li oʊˈrɛz ən/

Oleoresin is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 369 anagrams from letters in oleoresin (eeilnoors).

Definitions for oleoresin

noun

  1. a mixture of an essential oil and a resin, found in nature.
  2. Pharmacology. an oil holding resin in solution, extracted from a substance, as ginger, by means of alcohol, ether, or acetone.

Origin of oleoresin

First recorded in 1850-55; oleo- + resin

Examples for oleoresin

Two hours after breakfast next morning give one-half dram of the oleoresin of male-fern in emulsion or capsule.

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