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Descriptor English: Oils, Volatile
Descriptor Spanish: Aceites Volátiles
Descriptor aceites volátiles
Entry term(s) aceite esencial
aceite volátil
aceites esenciales
Scope note: Aceites que se evaporan fácilmente. Los aceites volátiles se dan en plantas aromáticas, a las que confieren olor y otras características. Los aceites más volátiles constan de una mezcla de dos o más TERPENOS o de una mezcla de un eleopteno (el constituyen más volátil de un aceite volátil) con un estearopteno (el constituyente más sólido). El término sinónimo aceites esenciales hace referencia a la esencia de una planta, como su perfume o aroma, y no a que sea indispensable.
Descriptor Portuguese: Óleos Voláteis
Descriptor French: Huile essentielle
Entry term(s): Essential Oil
Essential Oils
Oil, Essential
Oil, Volatile
Oils, Essential
Volatile Oil
Volatile Oils
Tree number(s): D10.627.675
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009822
Scope note: Oils which evaporate readily. The volatile oils occur in aromatic plants, to which they give odor and other characteristics. Most volatile oils consist of a mixture of two or more TERPENES or of a mixture of an eleoptene (the more volatile constituent of a volatile oil) with a stearopten (the more solid constituent). The synonym essential oils refers to the essence of a plant, as its perfume or scent, and not to its indispensability.
Annotation: coordinate with source of oil; /ther use: AROMATHERAPY is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
Related: Aromatherapy MeSH
DeCS ID: 22585
Unique ID: D009822
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/01/14
Oils, Volatile - Preferred
Concept UI M0015240
Scope note Oils which evaporate readily. The volatile oils occur in aromatic plants, to which they give odor and other characteristics. Most volatile oils consist of a mixture of two or more TERPENES or of a mixture of an eleoptene (the more volatile constituent of a volatile oil) with a stearopten (the more solid constituent). The synonym essential oils refers to the essence of a plant, as its perfume or scent, and not to its indispensability.
Preferred term Oils, Volatile
Entry term(s) Essential Oil
Essential Oils
Oil, Essential
Oil, Volatile
Oils, Essential
Volatile Oil
Volatile Oils



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