Medical Dictionary

persic oil

noun per·sic oil \ˈpər-sik-\

Medical Definition of PERSIC OIL

:  either of two substantially identical colorless or straw-colored nondrying fatty oils obtained by expression: a :  one expressed from apricot kernels—called also apricot-kernel oil b :  one expressed from peach kernels—called also peach-kernel oil

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