the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a resin.
n. A liquid or semiliquid preparation extracted (as from capsicum, cubebs, or ginger) by means of ether, and consisting of fixed or volatile oil holding resin in solution.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A natural mixture of an essential oil and a resin, forming the vegetable balsams.
n. In pharmacy, a fixed or volatile oil holding resin and sometimes other active matter in solution, obtained from ether tinctures by evaporation.
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n. a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants
Word Usage
"Bear spray contains a chemical substance called oleoresin capsicum which is extracted from pepper or chilli."