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Oils which evaporate readily. The volatile oils occur in aromatic plants, to which they give odor and other characteristics. Most volatile oils consist of a mixture of two or more TERPENES or of a mixture of an eleoptene (the more volatile constituent of a volatile oil) with a stearopten (the more solid constituent). The synonym essential oils refers to the essence of a plant, as its perfume or scent, and not to its indispensability.
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7 entry terms
- Essential Oil
- Oil, Essential
- Oil, Volatile
- Oils, Essential
- Oils, Volatile
- Volatile Oil
- Essential Oils
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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coordinate with source of oil; /ther use: AROMATHERAPY is also available
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Volatile Oils. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009822. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009822
- Volatile Oils. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_oil
- Volatile Oils. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170885