farnesol

American

[fahr-nuh-sawl, -sol] / ˈfɑr nəˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl /

noun

Chemistry.

a colorless, unsaturated, liquid alcohol, C 15 H 26 O, having a slight floral odor, extracted from the flowers of the acacia, cassia oil, or the like: used in perfumery.

farnesol British

/ ˈfɑːnɪˌsɒl /

noun

a colourless aromatic sesquiterpene alcohol found in many essential oils and used in the form of its derivatives in perfumery; 3,7,11-trimethyl-2,6,10-dodecatrienol. Formula: C 15 H 26 O

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Etymology

Origin of farnesol

1900–05; < New Latin ( Acacia ) farnes ( iana ) Farnese acacia (named after Cardinal O. Farnese, 17th-century Italian ) + -ol ¹

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farnesol

Quorum sensing in the dimorphic fungus Candida albicans is mediated by farnesol.

From Nature ● Nov. 14, 2017

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