Oils, Volatile

**Definition:** Oils which evaporate readily. The volatile oils occur in aromatic plants, to which they give odor and other characteristics. Most volatile oils consist of a mixture of two or more TERPENES or of a mixture of an eleoptene (the more volatile constituent of a volatile oil) with a stearopten (the more solid constituent). The synonym essential oils refers to the essence of a plant, as its perfume or scent, and not to its indispensability.

**Tree numbers:** - D10.627.675

**Synonyms:** - Volatile Oil - Oil, Volatile - Essential Oil - Oils, Essential - Oil, Essential