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rained from the Agaiti, and used as a sub- 

 stitute for olive oil in India. — , NAR- 

 CISSUS. A perfumery oil obtained by 

 maceration from the flowers of Narcissus 

 odorus. — , NARPAULAH. A fixed oil 

 obtained from the seeds of a Groton allied 

 to C. Tiglium. — , NEEM. The same as 

 JHargosa Oil. — , NEROLI. The volatile 

 fragrant oil obtained by distilling the 

 flowers of Citrus Bigaradia and C. Auran- 

 tinm, much used in perfumery and for 

 flavouring. — , NUT. The fixed drying oil 

 pressed from the kernels of Corylus Avel- 

 lana and Juglans regia ; also a commercial 

 name for the oil expressed from the seeds 

 of Arachis Jiypogcea. — , NUTMEG. The 

 volatile medicinal oil obtained from Myris- 

 tica moschata ; also a fixed solid oil from 

 the same plant. — OLIVE. The fixed oil 

 expressed from the pericarps of Olea euro- 

 peed, so much valued for its domestic, eco- 

 nomical, and medicinal uses, and commonly 

 I known as Sweet Oil. —, ONION. An acrid 

 medicinal volatile oil obtained from Allium 

 Cepa. — , OONDEE. The same as Poon- 

 j seed Oil. — , ORANGE. The volatile per- 

 I fumery oil distilled from the rind of the 

 I fruit of Citrus Aurantiwn and Bigaradia ; 

 | Orange-leaf Oil is a volatile oil distilled 

 from the leaves of the same plants. — , 

 ORIGANUM. The same as Oil of Marjoram. 

 \ — , OUABE. An excellent lubricating 

 1 fixed oil obtained from the seeds of Om- 

 ' phaleadiandra. — , PALM. The dark yellow 

 fixed oil obtained from the fruits of Ela=is 

 I guineensis and melanococca, used in manu- 

 factures, and for lubrication. — , PAND. 

 I The volatile perfumery oil distilled from 

 Michelia Champaca. —, PANDANG. The 

 ' volatile fragrant oil distilled from Panda- 

 ' nus odoratissimus. — , PATAWA, or PA- 

 TAUA. An excellent fixed oil, equal to that 

 J of olives, obtained from CEaocarpus Batava, 

 ! used in Para both for cooking and for 

 ! lamps. —PATCHOULI. The volatile per- 

 fumery oil obtained by distilling the leafy 

 ! tops of Pogostemon Patchouli. —, PENNY- 

 ROYAL. The stimulant volatile oil dis- 

 ; tttledfrom Mentha Pulegium. —.PEPPER- 

 MINT. The volatile aromatic oil distilled 

 from Mcnthapiperita. — , PHOOLWA. The 

 i fixed oil of the seeds of Bassia butyracea, 

 ; also called Vegetable Butter, and common- 

 ly burnt in India — , PHYSIC-NUT. The 

 j fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Cur- 

 . cas pitrgans — , PIMENTO. The same as 

 ; Oil of Allspice. — , PIXHOEN. A purga- 

 | tive oil obtained from Curcas multifidus. 

 j — , PINNACOTTAY. The same as Poon- 

 seedOil. — , PIQUIA. A concrete oil ob- 

 tained in Brazil from the pulp of the fruit 

 oiCaryocarbrasiUense. — .POOXGA. The 

 same as Kurunj Oil. — , POONGUM. 

 The fixed oil obtained from Sapindus emar- 

 ginatus. — , POONSEED, or POONAY. A 

 fixed oil obtained from the seeds of Calo- 

 phyllum Inopluillum, and used for lamps 

 ; and medicinal purposes. — , POOTUNGEE. 

 A fixed oil obtainedin India from the fruits 

 of Calophyllvm spurium. — , POPPY. The 

 fixed drying oil obtained from the seeds of 

 Papaver sommferum, used for the same 

 : purposes as olive oil. — , PORTIA-NUT. 



A fixed oil obtained in India from Tliespesia 

 popuhua. — , POTATO. An acrid limpid 

 liquid obtained from potato spirit. — , 

 PROVENCE. An esteemed kind of Olive 

 I Oil, the produce of Aix. — , PURQUEIRA. 

 A Portuguese name for Pnvsic-nut Oil. — , 

 RAM-TIL. The fixed oil of Guizotia oleifera , 

 1 used exclusively for burning. — , RAPE- 

 I SEED. The fixed oil pressed from the seeds 

 i of Brassica Napus, &c. — , RHODIUM. A 

 j volatile balsamic oil distilled from the 

 I wood of the species of Rhodorhiza. — , 

 | ROSE. The same as Attar of Roses; an 

 I oil obtained by distillation from Rosa da- 

 ■ mascena, centifolia, and others. — , ROSE- 

 MARY. The volatile oil distilled from the 

 branches of Rosmarinus officinalis. — , 

 ROSIN. An oil obtained from the resin of 

 the pine-tree, used by painters for lubri- 

 cating machinery, and other purposes. — , 

 RUE. A volatile stimulant oil obtained 

 I from the shoots of Ruta graveolens. —, 

 SAFFLOWER. The same as Kossumba oil. 

 — , SANDAL, or SANDER'S WOOD. The vo- 

 latile oil obtained from Santalum album, 

 much esteemed as a perfume. — , SAPU- 

 CAIA. The fixed oil expressed from the 

 kernels of Leci/th is Zabucajo and others. — , 

 SARSAPARILLA. The volatile medicinal 

 | oil obtained from Sarsaparilla. — , SASSA- 

 | FRAS. The volatile stimulant oil distilled 

 from the wood of Sassafras officinale ; also 

 a volatile oil obtained from Nectandra cyni- 

 ; barum, an excellent solvent for resinous 

 gums. — , SAVIN. The volatile oil dis- 

 tilled from the green tops of Juniperus Sa- 

 ' Una. — , SEED. An indefinite name for 

 several kinds of oil which enter into com- 

 merce, especially for those made from til, 

 1 Poppy, and other Indian seeds. — , SENNA. 

 A volatile medicinal oil distilled from 

 J senna-leaves. — , SERINGA. An oil ob- 

 tained in Brazil from the fruits of Siphonia 

 ' elastica. — , SERPOLET. The essential 

 oil distilled from Thymus Serpyllun. — , 

 SESAMUM. The fixed oil obtained from 

 the seeds of the black til, a variety of Se- 

 samum orientale. — , SHANGHAE. The 

 fixed oil of Brassica chinensis. — , SI Pi I. 

 The same as Lemon-grass oil. — , SOAP- 

 NUT. The same as Poongum Oil. — , 

 SPEARMINT. The volatile aromatic oil 

 distilled from Mentha viridis. — , SPIKE. 

 The volatile oil obtained from Lavandula 

 Spica, used by painters on porcelain, 

 and in preparing varnish for artists ; 

 also, the oil of L. Stadias. — , SPIKE- 

 NARD. A druggist's name for Grass Oil. 

 — , SPURRY. A lamp-oil obtained from 

 Spergula saliva. — , STAR-ANISE. The 

 volatile oil distilled from the fruits of Mi- 

 cium anisatum. — , SUNFLOWER. The 

 fixed oil expressed from the achenes of 

 Eelianthus animus, scarcely inferior to 

 olive oil. — , SWEET. The same as Olive 

 Oil. — , SWEET BAY. The volatile form 

 of Laurel Oil. — , TALLICOONAH. The 

 same as Kundah Oil. — , TAR. The vola- 

 tile oil obtained by distilling tar. — , 

 TEUSS. A Chinese oil obtained from Ara- 

 chis, and used both for food and burning 

 in lamps. — , THYME. The volatile oil 

 obtained from Thymus vulgaris, also ap- 



