urushic acid

noun

uru·​shic acid

(y)u̇¦rüshik-

variants or urushinic acid

¦(y)u̇rəˌshinik-

: urushiol

Word History

Etymology

urushic International Scientific Vocabulary urushi (from Japanese) + -ic; urushinic from urushi + -in + -ic

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