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birch oil

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birch oil

noun
a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain [syn: methyl salicylate
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Main Entry: birch oil
Pronunciation: 'b&rch-
Function: noun
: an essential oil that consists chiefly of methyl salicylate and is obtained from the barkand twigs of the sweet birch (Betula lenta) called also betula oil, sweet-birch oil; —compare OIL OFWINTERGREEN
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