lemon oil
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- noun
- /ˈlɛmən ɔɪl/
:
aceite de limón
- She lined the kitchen shelves and drawers with new tack paper, put up new curtains, and cleaned the pinewood paneling and cabinets with lemon oil.
- the scent of lemon oil
- the smell of lemon oil
- garlic-lemon oil
Oh, let let's you and me bounce to a bath of energizing Sicilian lemon oil.
- Oh, let let's you and me bounce to a bath of energizing Sicilian lemon oil.
- So Chelsea and I, we made a mix of of a little bit of vinegar water and then we use lemon oil and either tea tree oil or clove.
- So this says that it smells like sweet pear and creamy banana, and it also has lemon oil and cream of tartar to build frothy bubbles.
- In fact, one of the things I love doing for the liver is doing a mixture of lemon oil, turmeric essential oil, and Rosemary oil.
Examples
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I believed that I would never return home to my room with the old oak dresser and corner desk that my mother dusted and polished with lemon oil.
Fiction book (2000) -
He prefers to use lemon oil in his homemade salad dressing for a refreshing taste.
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Yes, there was some of the long-forgotten scent of lemon oil in this room, along with brass polish and floor wax.
Fiction book (1991) -
She poured lemon oil on a dust cloth and began to polish the wooden counter.
Fiction book (2001) -
They had aired it out, rubbed it with beeswax and lemon oil, and hired six strong men to haul it upstairs.
Fiction book (1993) -
The clean scent of lemon oil polish irritated his sinuses; he was forever scratching and sneezing.
Fiction book (1990) -
Beneath a sheen of lemon oil, the dense grain of old walnut, long invisible in the dark rectory hallway next door, became sharply defined.
Fiction book (2000) -
The room smelled faintly of lemon oil and disuse; everything was dusted, everything perfect—a house.
Fiction book (1992) -
In her recipe, she added a few drops of lemon oil to enhance the flavor of the cake.
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To create a calming atmosphere, she diffused lemon oil in the living room during the yoga session.
Synonyms
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A strong-smelling oil from a plant used in perfumes and to add scent to a room
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Morphology
The meaning 'oil obtained from lemons' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'lemon' (the fruit) with 'oil' (a lipid/liquid), forming a straightforward noun–noun compound indicating oil made from lemons. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g. French 'huile de citron', Spanish 'aceite de limón') and a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Lemon oil comes from the tiny oil in the yellow skin of a lemon. When you press or rub the peel, little oil droplets burst out with a fresh smell and taste, so lemon oil is used in cooking, cleaning, perfume and aromatherapy.