wintergreen oil
- noun
- /ˈwɪntərˌɡrin ɔɪl/
:
aceite de gaulteria
- Many people enjoy the minty flavor of wintergreen oil in candies and gum.
The compound in Wintergreen oil was actually remade chemically, and that's to do what today's aspirin is.
- The compound in Wintergreen oil was actually remade chemically, and that's to do what today's aspirin is.
Examples
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Doctors recommend wintergreen oil for its soothing properties in muscle ointments.
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wintergreen oil is used to ease sore muscles and should not be ingested.
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The compound in Wintergreen oil was actually remade chemically, and that's to do what today's aspirin is.
Synonyms
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An oil from a small plant that smells strong and flavors foods and soothes pain
How Fragrant
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'wintergreen' names the plant and 'oil' names a plant-derived liquid, so the phrase denotes oil made from the wintergreen plant. This plant-name + product pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows a standard English noun–noun composition that a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer.
Etymology
Wintergreen oil gets its name from a small plant called wintergreen that stays green even in winter. People crushed its leaves to make a strong-smelling oil, so the name now means 'a fragrant oil from the wintergreen plant' used for 'flavoring' and 'medicine'.