Definition of Absinthe oil

1. Noun. A dark bitter oil obtained from wormwood leaves; flavors absinthe liqueurs.

Exact synonyms: Wormwood Oil
Generic synonyms: Essential Oil, Volatile Oil

Definition of Absinthe oil

1. Noun. A dark green narcotic oil derived from wormwood and used in liqueurs; wormwood oil.(reference-book last = first = authorlink = coauthors = editor =Gove, Philip Babcock others = title = Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged origdate = origyear = 1909 origmonth = url = format = accessdate = accessyear = accessmonth = edition = date = year =1976 month = publisher =G. & C. Merriam Co. location = Springfield, MA language = id = doi = isbn =0-87779-101-5 lccn = ol = pages =6 chapter = chapterurl = quote =) ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Absinthe Oil

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absinthe
absinthe green
absinthe oil (current term)
absinthe yellow
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absinthium
absinthol

Literary usage of Absinthe oil

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"artificielle, any artificial substitute for essential oils. — d'absinthe, oil of wormwood. — d'amandes ameres, oil of bitter almond. ..."

2. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1922)
"In mammals, intravenous injection of absinthe oil (t to 3 drops for a cat) produces unconsciousness and general convulsions, clonic and tonic, ..."

3. Pharmaceutical and Food Analysis: A Manual of Standard Methods for the by Azor Thurston (1922)
"... OLEUM ABSINTHE. Oil of Wormwood. Essence d'Absinthe, Fr. Wermutöl, G. A volatile oil distilled from Artemisia absinthium L. Wormwood is cultivated in ..."

4. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1911)
"It is often called absinthe oil. Wormwood oil is dark green or greenish-blue, and has a strong odour and acrid taste. Its sp. gr. ranges from 0.925 to 0.955 ..."

5. Manual for the Essence Industry: Comprising the Most Modern Methods for by Erich Walter (1916)
"COMPOUNDED LIQUEUR OIL FOR Swiss ABSINTHE Oil of Angelica 6 dr. " " Anise 10 " " " Fennel 1 o». " " Coriander 5 " " " Wormwood, French. ..."

6. The Condensed Chemical Dictionary: A Reference Volume for All Requiring by Francis Mills Turner, Daniel Deronda Berolzheimer, William Parker Cutter, John Helfrich, Chemical Catalog Company, Inc (1920)
"absinthe oil. See Wormwood oil. Constants: Melting-point 12o -125 C. Derivation: From Artemisia absinthium. Method of purification: Crystallization. ..."

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