2. (Med.) A liquid or semiliquid preparation extracted (as from
capsicum, cubebs, or ginger) by means of ether, and consisting of fixed
or volatile oil holding resin in solution.
-- O`le*o*res"in*ous (#), a.
{ O"le*ose` (?), O"le*ous (?), } a. [L. oleosus, fr. oleum oil.] Oily.
[R.] Ray. Floyer.
O`le*os"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being oily or fat;
fatness. [R.] B. Jonson.
Ol`er*a"ceous (?), a. [L. oleraceus, from olus, oleris, garden or pot
herbs, vegetables.] Pertaining to pot herbs; of the nature or having
the qualities of herbs for cookery; esculent. Sir T. Browne.
Olf (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.) The European bullfinch.
[Prov.Eng.]
Ol*fac"tion (?), n. [See Olfactory.] (Physiol.) The sense by which the
impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in
the atmosphere are perceived.
Ol*fac"tive (?), a. See Olfactory, a.