ALMOND OIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does almond oil mean? 

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

1. pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALMOND OIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

almond oil; expressed almond oil; sweet almond oil

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

oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)

 Context examples 

Almond oil is typically used as a skin emollient and for massage.

(Almond Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Bitter almond oil is used as a flavoring and sweetener.

(Bitter Almond Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

A pale-yellow to red fatty oil; soluble in ether, chloroform, and carbon disulfide; taste and aroma are similar to almond oil; the oil is expressed from blanched seeds of peaches or apricots; used as a flavoring, in medicine, and as a nutrient similar to olive and almond oils.

(Persic Oil, NCI Thesaurus)