balsambal‧sam /ˈbɔːlsəm $ ˈbɒːl-/ noun [countable, uncountable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINbalsam
ExamplesOrigin:
1000-1100 Latin balsamum, from Greek balsamonEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- At night, they lay on beds made from the branches of balsam firs.
- Here is also a carpet of two-to three-inch-tall balsam firs, and similarly-sized red maples.
- I spotted it briefly as it hopped among the thick branches of a balsam fir close above me.
- Other products were jade, rushes, tamarisk and balsam poplar.
- The balsam fir did not appear to be affected at all, or at least not much.
- The balsam fir, which had not shown much decline prior to 1986, also began to be diminished.
- The red spruces and balsam firs that dominated the vegetation near the mountaintop thrived under high rainfall and cool temperatures.
- There are also maple, spruce, pine and balsam fir saplings, and patches of wild raspberries and blueberries.
WORD SETS► Drugs/Medicines
Collocationsanabolic steroid, nounanaesthetic, nounantacid, nounantibiotic, nounantidepressant, nounantidote, nounantihistamine, nounanti-inflammatory, adjectiveantitoxin, nounaspirin, nounbalm, nounbalsam, nounbandage, nounbandage, verbBand-Aid, nounbarbiturate, nounbatch, nounBCG, nounbelladonna, nounbeta-blocker, nounbismuth, nounbooster, nouncaffeine, nouncapsule, nouncastor oil, nounchemotherapy, nounclinical, adjectivecodeine, nouncondom, nouncortisone, nouncough mixture, noundepressant, noundisinfect, verbdisinfectant, noundispensary, noundispense, verbdispensing chemist, noundiuretic, noundosage, noundose, noundose, verbdraught, noundrip, noundrug, noundrug, verbdruggist, noundrugstore, nounear drops, nounemetic, nounemollient, adjectiveEpsom salts, nouneucalyptus, nounexpectorant, nounfluoridate, verbfluoride, nounfolic acid, noungripe water, nounhallucinogen, nounhemlock, nounherbal, adjectiveherbal medicine, nounhypnotic, nounimmunize, verbinfusion, nouninhalant, nouninhaler, nouninject, verbinjection, nouninoculate, verbintravenous, adjectiveiodine, nounlaxative, nounlotion, nounlozenge, nounmagnesia, nounmedicament, nounmedicated, adjectivemedication, nounmedicinal, adjectivemedicine, nounmelatonin, nounmethadone, nounmilk of magnesia, nounmorning-after pill, nounmorphia, nounmorphine, nounnarcotic, nounnarcotic, adjectiveneedle, nounniacin, nounnicotine patch, nounobstetrician, nounointment, nounopiate, nounopium, nounoral contraceptive, nounoverdose, nounover-the-counter, adjectivepack, nounpainkiller, nounparacetamol, nounpastille, nounpatch, nounpatent medicine, nounpenicillin, nounpharmaceutical, adjectivepharmaceuticals, nounpharmacist, nounpharmacology, nounpharmacopoeia, nounpharmacy, nounplacebo, nounprescribe, verbprescription, nounpurgative, nounquinine, nounRDA, nounreaction, nounremedy, nounrubbing alcohol, nounsalve, nounsedation, nounsedative, nounsenna, nounserum, nounside effect, nounsleeping pill, nounspecific, nounsteroid, nounstimulant, nounstrychnine, nounsuppository, nounsurgical spirit, nounsyringe, nountablet, nountake, verbThalidomide, nountherapist, nountincture, nountonic, nountranquillizer, nountruth drug, nounvaccinate, verbvaccine, nounValium, nounVaseline, nounwitch-hazel, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► fir
balm, or the tree that produces it· At night, they lay on beds made from the branches of balsam firs.· I spotted it briefly as it hopped among the thick branches of a balsam fir close above me.· The balsam fir, which had not shown much decline prior to 1986, also began to be diminished.· Here is also a carpet of two-to three-inch-tall balsam firs, and similarly-sized red maples.· The balsam fir did not appear to be affected at all, or at least not much.· The red spruces and balsam firs that dominated the vegetation near the mountaintop thrived under high rainfall and cool temperatures.· There are also maple, spruce, pine and balsam fir saplings, and patches of wild raspberries and blueberries.· The berm was now covered with a strip of forest, primarily of balsam fir and red maples.