Hypertext Webster Gateway: "oleoresin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Oleoresin \O`le*o*res"in\, n. [L. oleum oil + E. resin.]
1. (Chem.) A natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a
resin.
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. -- {O`le*o*res"in*ous}, a.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
oleoresin
n : a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential
oil; obtained from certain plants
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