clove oil

British  

noun

1. Also called: oil of cloves.  a volatile pale-yellow aromatic oil obtained from clove flowers, formerly much used in confectionery, dentistry, and microscopy

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Example Sentences

The eels are sedated using clove oil so that Dr Evans and his PhD student group can easily measure them.

From BBC

This healing tea consists of sarsaparilla root, ginger, licorice root, cinnamon, burdock root, juniper berry, black pepper, dandelion root, clove oil and cinnamon bark oil.

From Salon

One common home remedy - clove oil - contains a chemical that blocks this TRPC5 pathway.

From BBC

It can also be found in other, less expensive places outside the vanilla plant: clove oil, pine bark and rice bran.

From Salon

To help the child, Fox says she whipped out clove oil she kept handy for her own daughter, providing a momentary bonding with the terrorist.

From Los Angeles Times