birch oil

noun

An essential oil primarily derived from the bark and twigs of the sweet birch tree, Betula lenta.

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Meanings

nounbirch oil (countable and uncountable, plural birch oils)

plural birch oils

  1. countableuncountableAn essential oil primarily derived from the bark and twigs of the sweet birch tree, Betula lenta.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain

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methyl salicylatesweet-birch oil
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Chicago

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