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absinthe

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000018

An extract of absinthium and other bitter herbs, containing 60% alcohol. Prolonged ingestion causes nervousness, convulsions, trismus, amblyopia, optic neuritis, and mental deterioration.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000018
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectHuman Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoalcoholic beverages; Artemisia absinthium
TranslationsSpanish: absenta
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000018",
  "term": "absinthe",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An extract of absinthium and other bitter herbs, containing 60% alcohol. Prolonged ingestion causes nervousness, convulsions, trismus, amblyopia, optic neuritis, and mental deterioration.",
  "subject": "Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality",
  "see_also": [
    "alcoholic beverages",
    "Artemisia absinthium"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "absenta"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/absinthe/"
}

Record 18 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.