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Meanings of ethereal oil in English

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A concentrated, hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants.

        Usage of ethereal oil in English
        1
        The well-known condiments are salt, vinegar, pepper, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and various substances containing ethereal oils and aromatics.
        A Practical Physiology: A Text-Book for Higher Schools
        2
        Ethereal oils occur in many families, in the bark, root, wood, leaf, flower, and fruit; particularly in myrtaceæ, laurineæ, cyperaceæ, crucifereæ, aurantiaceæ, labiatæ, and umbelliferæ.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887