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CLOVE OIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clove oil mean?
• CLOVE OIL (noun)
The noun CLOVE OIL has 1 sense:
1. essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor medicines
Familiarity information: CLOVE OIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor medicines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
clove oil; oil of cloves
Hypernyms ("clove 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
Clove oil has both analgesic and antiseptic properties and is commonly used to treat tooth and gum pain.
(Clove Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
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