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 • Aug. 30, 2025

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 • Dec. 14, 2022

Ms. Fox recommends clove oil, a home remedy that worked for Zoe, born into the congested Shanghai air.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2019

Combine two drops of clove oil with two drops of coconut oil and rub it into problematic areas.

From US News • Oct. 18, 2016

An oil, called clove oil, is also distilled from the leaf, which is said to be equal in aromatic pungency to that made from the clove at the Moluccas.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.