apiole

noun

api·​ole

ˈāpēˌōl,

ˈap-

variants or less commonly apiol

-ˌȯl,

-ˌōl

plural -s

1

a

: a colorless crystalline diether C₁₂H₁₄O₄ of the aromatic series found especially in the plant and fruit of parsley

called also parsley camphor

b

: an isomeric liquid ether from certain dill oils

called also dill apiole

2

: an oleoresin from parsley fruit used as an emmenagogue and antiperiodic

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary api- (from Latin apium parsley, celery) + -ole, -ol

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