car|va|crol

car|va|crol
car|va|crol «KAHR vuh krohl, -krol», noun.
a thick liquid, an isomer of thymol, obtained from various herbs of the mint family, used as a disinfectant and in organic synthesis. Formula: C10H14O
[< French carvi caraway + Latin ācer, ācris sharp + English ol2]

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  • crol — car·va·crol; es·crol; mi·crol·o·gist; ne·crol·a·try; ne·crol·o·gist; ne·crol·o·gy; mi·crol·o·gy; …   English syllables

  • carvacrol — car·va·crol …   English syllables

  • carvacrol — car•va•crol [[t]ˈkɑr vəˌkrɔl, ˌkroʊl[/t]] n. chem. pes a colorless, thick, oily liquid, C10H14O, having a mintlike odor: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as a fungicide, and as a scent in the manufacture of perfume • Etymology: 1850–55; < ML… …   From formal English to slang

  • va — ac·er·va·tion; ace·to·va·nil·lone; achie·va·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·ti·va·tion; ac·ti·va·tor; aes·ti·va·tion; aes·ti·va·tor; ag·a·va·ce·ae; ag·gra·va·tion; ag·gra·va·tor; ai·la·va·tor; aji·va; al·li·va·lite; amei·va; am·phi·va·sal; an·us·va·ra;… …   English syllables

  • C10H13OH — Carvacrol Car va*crol (k[aum]r v[.a]*kr[=o]l), n. (Chem.) A thick oily liquid, {C10H13.OH}, of a strong taste and disagreeable odor, obtained from oil of caraway ({Carum carui}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Carum carui — Carvacrol Car va*crol (k[aum]r v[.a]*kr[=o]l), n. (Chem.) A thick oily liquid, {C10H13.OH}, of a strong taste and disagreeable odor, obtained from oil of caraway ({Carum carui}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Carvacrol — Car va*crol (k[aum]r v[.a]*kr[=o]l), n. (Chem.) A thick oily liquid, {C10H13.OH}, of a strong taste and disagreeable odor, obtained from oil of caraway ({Carum carui}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • carvacrol — An isomer of thymol that occurs in several volatile oils (marjoram, origanum, savory, and thyme), with properties and activity that closely resemble those of thymol; has antiseptic properties, but is used chiefly as a perfume. * * * car·va·crol… …   Medical dictionary

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • gist — acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gist; aero·ge·ol·o·gist; aer·ol·o·gist; aer·oph·a·gist; ag·ro·bi·ol·o·gist; ag·ro·ge·ol·o·gist; agrol·o·gist; ag·ros·tol·o·gist; al·gol·o·gist; al·ler·gist; al·pha·be·tol·o·gist; am·phib·i·ol·o·gist; anal·o·gist;… …   English syllables

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