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Definition of Almond oil
1. Noun. Pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds.
Medical Definition of Almond oil
1. A fixed oil expressed from sweet almonds, the kernels of varieties of Prunus amygdalus; used in ointments. Bitter almond oil, a volatile oil from the dried ripe kernels of bitter almonds and from other kernels containing amygdalin; it contains between 2 and 4% of hydrocyanic acid and 95% of benzaldehyde. (05 Mar 2000)