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An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile (easily evaporated at normal temperatures) chemical compounds from plants.Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils, aetheroleum, or simply as the oil of the plant from which they were extracted, such as oil of clove.
In the trade, eucalyptus oils are categorized into three broad types according to their composition and main end-use: medicinal, perfumery and industrial. [1] The most prevalent is the standard cineole-based "oil of eucalyptus", a colourless mobile liquid (which yellows with age), having a penetrating, camphoraceous, woody-sweet scent.
Flax, flax seeds, linseed oil, linseed cake. Linseed oil, also known as flaxseed oil or flax oil (in its edible form), is a colorless to yellowish oil obtained from the dried, ripened seeds of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum).
Origin of this essential oil, the tea tree, Melaleuca alternifolia Tea tree plantation, Coraki, New South Wales. Tea tree oil, also known as melaleuca oil, is an essential oil with a fresh, camphoraceous odour and a colour that ranges from pale yellow to nearly colourless and clear.
First attested in English 1176, the word oil comes from Old French oile, from Latin oleum, [2] which in turn comes from the Greek ἔλαιον (elaion), "olive oil, oil" [3] and that from ἐλαία (elaia), "olive tree", "olive fruit".
Argan oil has a relative density at 20 °C (68 °F) ranging from 0.906 to 0.919. [4]Argan oil also contains traces of tocopherols (vitamin E), phenols, carotenes, squalene. [5]
Red palm oil is a traditional cooking oil in West Africa. The free fatty acids within provide a "bite" to the flavor. [23] The triglyceride part is around 50% saturated fat—considerably less than palm kernel oil—and 40% monounsaturated fat and 10% polyunsaturated fat. It is a source of Vitamin A and Vitamin E. [24]
Transformer oil or insulating oil is an oil that is stable at high temperatures and has excellent electrical insulating properties. It is used in oil-filled wet transformers, [1] some types of high-voltage capacitors, fluorescent lamp ballasts, and some types of high-voltage switches and circuit breakers.