Biologically Active Substance
plant oils
[ plant, plahnt oilz ]
Subclass of:
Plant Preparations; Oils
Definitions related to plant oils:
  • (oil) The organic compounds constituting the esters of glycerol and fatty acids and their associated organic groups that are produced by a plant, or any of its component parts, that are generally slippery, combustible, liquid or liquefiable at room temperatures, soluble in various organic solvents such as ether but not in water.
    U.S. FDA Glossary
    U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
  • Any oil derived from a plant or from a specific part of a plant.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Oils derived from plants or plant products.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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