oleoresin
noun
oleo·res·in
ˌō-lē-ō-ˈre-zᵊn 
1
: a natural plant product (such as copaiba) containing chiefly essential oil and resin
especially
: turpentine sense 1b
2
: a preparation consisting essentially of oil holding resin in solution
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Indeed, wounding the bark produces a small amount of clear oleoresin, that has been used to reduce inflammation in human patients.
—
Grrlscientist, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The active ingredient is capsicum oleoresin, which is derived from chili peppers.
—Cameron Evans, Outdoor Life, 6 July 2023
Both bear mace and pepper spray contain the same active ingredient, oleoresin capsicum (OC), but at different volumes.
—Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
The board first voted in early 2019 to ban probation officers from deploying pepper spray, also known as oleoresin capsicum or OC spray.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023
The board first voted in early 2019 to ban all juvenile detention facilities from deploying pepper spray, also known as oleoresin capsicum or OC spray.
—Rebecca Ellisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
The second was oleoresin capsicum, or pepper spray.
—Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2022
The sheriff's department said deputies first tried to control the situation by using verbal commands before used liquid oleoresin capsicum, which is an irritant.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 16 July 2021
Oudh is an oleoresin, born out of a fungal attack upon the heartwood of a perfectly ordinary slim-limbed tree, native to South and Southeast Asia, known as Aquilaria malaccensis.
—New York Times, 10 May 2021
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Grrlscientist, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The active ingredient is capsicum oleoresin, which is derived from chili peppers.
—Cameron Evans, Outdoor Life, 6 July 2023
Both bear mace and pepper spray contain the same active ingredient, oleoresin capsicum (OC), but at different volumes.
—Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
The board first voted in early 2019 to ban probation officers from deploying pepper spray, also known as oleoresin capsicum or OC spray.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023
The board first voted in early 2019 to ban all juvenile detention facilities from deploying pepper spray, also known as oleoresin capsicum or OC spray.
—Rebecca Ellisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
The second was oleoresin capsicum, or pepper spray.
—Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2022
The sheriff's department said deputies first tried to control the situation by using verbal commands before used liquid oleoresin capsicum, which is an irritant.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 16 July 2021
Oudh is an oleoresin, born out of a fungal attack upon the heartwood of a perfectly ordinary slim-limbed tree, native to South and Southeast Asia, known as Aquilaria malaccensis.
—New York Times, 10 May 2021
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oleoresin
noun
oleo·res·in
ˌō-lē-ō-ˈrez-ᵊn
1
: a natural plant product (as copaiba or turpentine) containing chiefly essential oil and resin
2
: a preparation consisting essentially of oil holding resin in solution
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