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almond oil

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | 290 words | Copyright

almond oil Essential oil from the seeds of either the almond tree (Prunus amygdalus) or more commonly the apricot tree (Prunus armeniaca), containing benzaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, and benzaldehyde cyanohydrin. After removal of the cyanide, used as a flavour and in perfumes and cosmetics.

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