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Almond oil   /ˈɑmənd ɔɪl/   Listen
noun
Almond  n.  
1.
The fruit of the almond tree. Note: The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thin-shelled, thick-shelled almonds, and Jordan almonds, are the products of different varieties of the one species, Amygdalus communis, a native of the Mediterranean region and western Asia.
2.
The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree.
3.
Anything shaped like an almond. Specifically: (Anat.) One of the tonsils.
Almond oil, fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds.
Oil of bitter almonds, a poisonous volatile oil obtained from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation; benzoic aldehyde.
Imitation oil of bitter almonds, nitrobenzene.
Almond tree (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond.
Almond willow (Bot.), a willow which has leaves that are of a light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow (Salix amygdalina).





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"Almond oil" Quotes from Famous Books



... state of aggressive sprightliness, a sort of connubial ragging expedition, and get much fun over the abbreviated Latinity of those gilt inscriptions. "Ol Amjig, George," she would read derisively, "and he pretends it's almond oil! Snap!—and that's mustard. ...
— Tono Bungay • H. G. Wells
... a separate state, from the bitter almonds. The amygdalin thus obtained, if dissolved in water, undergoes no change; but if a little synaptase be added to the solution, the amygdalin splits up into bitter almond oil, prussic acid, and a kind ...
— Discourses - Biological and Geological Essays • Thomas H. Huxley
... a local application, it has been found to afford almost instant relief in earache, when combined with almond oil, and ...
— Enquire Within Upon Everything - The Great Victorian Domestic Standby • Anonymous


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