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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A fragrant, volatile plant extract with a characteristic odor. Essential oils are typically composed of terpenes that are extracted from the leaves, stems, flowers, or twigs of plants by steam distillation, solvent extraction or by pressing. They are nondrying and nonsaponifiable. Essential oils, or essences, are used in perfumes, flavorings and pharmaceuticals. Examples of essential oils are: [ | + | A fragrant, volatile plant extract with a characteristic odor. Essential oils are typically composed of terpenes that are extracted from the leaves, stems, flowers, or twigs of plants by steam distillation, solvent extraction or by pressing. They are nondrying and nonsaponifiable. Essential oils, or essences, are used in perfumes, flavorings and pharmaceuticals. Examples of essential oils are: [[lemon oil|lemon]], [[cedar oil|cedar]], [[cinnamon oil|cinnamon]], [[clove oil|clove]], [[peppermint oil|peppermint]], [[lavender oil|lavender]], [[almond oil|almond]], [[rosemary oil|rosemary]], and wintergreen. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 08:54, 15 January 2014
Description
A fragrant, volatile plant extract with a characteristic odor. Essential oils are typically composed of terpenes that are extracted from the leaves, stems, flowers, or twigs of plants by steam distillation, solvent extraction or by pressing. They are nondrying and nonsaponifiable. Essential oils, or essences, are used in perfumes, flavorings and pharmaceuticals. Examples of essential oils are: lemon, cedar, cinnamon, clove, peppermint, lavender, almond, rosemary, and wintergreen.
Synonyms and Related Terms
aceite esencial (Esp.); huile essentielle (Fr.); olio essenziale (It); essence, perfumes
Other Properties
Soluble in ethanol, carbon disulfide, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, ligroin and fatty oils. Insoluble in water.
| Density | 0.85-1.10 |
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Authority
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000