noun
clove oil
Essential oil extracted from cloves, used in aromatherapy, traditional medicine, and as a flavoring.
丁子油は歯痛に効くと言われている。
Clove oil is said to be effective for toothaches.
アロマテラピーで丁子油を使うと、気分が温まる。
Using clove oil in aromatherapy warms the mood.
Variant kanji spelling; 丁字 is an older or less common way to write 丁子 (clove).
丁子 refers to the clove spice itself, while 丁子油 is the oil extracted from it.
Compound of 丁子 (clove) and 油 (oil). The reading ちょうじゆ is the standard on'yomi combination; ちょうじあぶら uses the kun'yomi for 油 and is less common.