Medical Dictionary

nutmeg oil

noun

Medical Definition of NUTMEG OIL

:  a colorless or pale yellow essential oil of nutmeg odor distilled from nutmegs and used as a flavoring agent in pharmacology and formerly as a carminative and local stimulant—called also myristica oil

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