n :  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  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  peri·ce·cal 
 
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