Emily Dickinson Lexicon

OS'MA-ZOME, n. [Gr. οσμη, odor, and ζωμος, juice.]

A substance of an aromatic flavor, obtained from the flesh of the ox. It is of a yellowish brown color, is soluble both in water and alcohol, whether cold or hot, but it does not form a jelly by concentration. It gives the characteristic odor and taste of soup. Thenard.