almond oil

[ ah-muhnd oil, am-uhnd ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. Also called sweet almond oil, a colorless to pale yellow fatty oil expressed from the seeds of the sweet almond, used in preparing perfumes and confections.
2. Also called bitter almond oil. a colorless to yellow, poisonous oil obtained by steam distillation from the almond meal of bitter almond seeds: used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics, medicines, and perfumes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of almond oil¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

With most shimmers made with the best ingredients that include pearlescent, argan oil, and almond oil, we can quickly attain a glow that is not only healthy for the skin, but also adds a little boost to our already poppin’ skin tone.

From Essence.com

Argan oil, sweet almond oil, rosehip oil, and jojoba oil will also work as long as you’re not allergic.

From Popular-Science

They introduced the lip balm, a combination of beeswax and sweet almond oil, in 1991.

From The Daily Beast

Let us no longer have almond oil "essential," almond oil "unctuous," and the like.

From Project Gutenberg

He has made trial of Phosphuretted Almond-oil, containing one grain of Phosphorus to the pint.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus the artificial production of bitter-almond oil from toluene has already been explained.

From Project Gutenberg

Reduce the camphor to powder by rubbing it in a mortar with the addition of an ounce or more of almond oil, then sift it.

From Project Gutenberg

With another brush moisten the same parts with fine almond oil.

From Project Gutenberg