rhodium oil

noun

1

: a thick yellowish essential oil with roselike odor obtained from rhodium wood

called also rosewood oil

2

: a commercial mixture containing rose oil

Word History

Etymology

rhodium (wood) + oil

First Known Use

, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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