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ascaridole

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[uh-skar-i-dohl] / əˈskær ɪˌdoʊl /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.

Etymology

Origin of ascaridole

First recorded in 1905–10; ascarid + -ole 2

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