chavicol

noun

chav·​i·​col

-ˌkȯl,

-ōl

plural -s

: a colorless oily phenol C₃H₅C₆H₄OH found especially in the oil from the leaves of the betel pepper and in bay oil; para-allyl-phenol

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary chavic- (from New Latin Chavica) + -ol (from Latin oleum); probably originally formed as German chavikol

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