BITTER ALMOND OIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bitter almond oil mean? 

• BITTER ALMOND OIL (noun)
  The noun BITTER ALMOND OIL has 1 sense:

1. pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal

  Familiarity information: BITTER ALMOND OIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BITTER ALMOND OIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bitter almond oil" is a kind of...):

essential oil; volatile oil (an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings)

 Context examples 

Bitter almond oil is used as a flavoring and sweetener.

(Bitter Almond Oil, NCI Thesaurus)