Carvacrol Definition

kärvə-krôl, -krōl
noun
A thick, oily substance, (CH3)2CHC6H3(CH3)(OH), extracted from various essential oils and used as a fungicide, disinfectant, etc.
Webster's New World

(chemistry) A monoterpenoid phenol with a characteristic pungent, warm odour of oregano and a pizzalike taste.

Wiktionary

Origin of Carvacrol

  • New Latin carvi specific epithet of caraway (from Medieval Latin caraway) Latin ācer acr- sharp ak- in Indo-European roots –ol

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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