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{
"etymology_text": "Containing the essence of the plant's fragrance.",
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{
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"plural"
]
}
],
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},
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"langcode": "en",
"name": "Fats and oils",
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"Human behaviour",
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"ref": "1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 102",
"text": "The odours of many flowers so delightful to our sense of smell, as well as the disagreeable scents of others, are owing to the exhalation of their essential oils.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2020 August 12, Adrian Horton, “The dark side of wellness: behind a Netflix series on a murky industry”, in The Guardian",
"text": "The use of essential oils – aromatic substances derived from plants – has been around for centuries, and studies suggest certain oils offer minor benefits to sleep (lavender) or headaches (peppermint).",
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}
],
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"A volatile oil, used to make perfumes and flavourings, especially one having the characteristic odour of the plant from which it is obtained."
],
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],
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],
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"flavouring"
],
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"characteristic"
],
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"odour"
],
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"plant",
"plant"
],
[
"obtained",
"obtained"
]
],
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"word": "fixed oil"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "etʿerayin yuġ",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "եթերային յուղ"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "oli essencial"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jīngyóu",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "精油"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "æterisk olie"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "etherische olie"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "eeterlik õli"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "eteerinen öljy"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "huile essentielle"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ätherisches Öl"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "aithério élaio",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "αιθέριο έλαιο"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "illóolaj"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "essenza"
},
{
"alt": "せいゆ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "seiyu",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "精油"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "essensharu oiru",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "エッセンシャルオイル"
},
{
"alt": "精油",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jeong'yu",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "정유"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "ēteriskā eļļa"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "eterinis aliejus"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "olejek eteryczny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "óleo essencial"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ulei esențial"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "efírnoje máslo",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "эфи́рное ма́сло"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "éterický olej"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "esenciálny olej"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aceite esencial"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "eterisk olja"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "nám-man-hɔ̌ɔm-rá-hə̌əi",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "น้ำมันหอมระเหย"
},
{
"alt": "精油",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "tinh dầu"
}
]
}
],
"word": "essential oil"
}
{
"etymology_text": "Containing the essence of the plant's fragrance.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "essential oils",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "essential oil (plural essential oils)",
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "fixed oil"
}
],
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{
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English nouns",
"English terms with quotations",
"Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
"Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
"en:Fats and oils",
"en:Liquids"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 102",
"text": "The odours of many flowers so delightful to our sense of smell, as well as the disagreeable scents of others, are owing to the exhalation of their essential oils.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2020 August 12, Adrian Horton, “The dark side of wellness: behind a Netflix series on a murky industry”, in The Guardian",
"text": "The use of essential oils – aromatic substances derived from plants – has been around for centuries, and studies suggest certain oils offer minor benefits to sleep (lavender) or headaches (peppermint).",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A volatile oil, used to make perfumes and flavourings, especially one having the characteristic odour of the plant from which it is obtained."
],
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],
[
"perfume",
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],
[
"flavouring",
"flavouring"
],
[
"characteristic",
"characteristic"
],
[
"odour",
"odour"
],
[
"plant",
"plant"
],
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"obtained"
]
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "etʿerayin yuġ",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "եթերային յուղ"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "oli essencial"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jīngyóu",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "精油"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "æterisk olie"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "etherische olie"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "eeterlik õli"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "eteerinen öljy"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "huile essentielle"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ätherisches Öl"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "aithério élaio",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "αιθέριο έλαιο"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "illóolaj"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "essenza"
},
{
"alt": "せいゆ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "seiyu",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "精油"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "essensharu oiru",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "エッセンシャルオイル"
},
{
"alt": "精油",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jeong'yu",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "정유"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "ēteriskā eļļa"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "eterinis aliejus"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "olejek eteryczny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "óleo essencial"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ulei esențial"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "efírnoje máslo",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "эфи́рное ма́сло"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "éterický olej"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "esenciálny olej"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aceite esencial"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "eterisk olja"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "nám-man-hɔ̌ɔm-rá-hə̌əi",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "น้ำมันหอมระเหย"
},
{
"alt": "精油",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "volatile oil used to make perfumes and flavourings",
"word": "tinh dầu"
}
],
"word": "essential oil"
}
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