Etymology

cardol

C3A1R1D2O1L1

Today it means: An oily yellow phenolic compound C₂₁H₃₀O₃ extracted from the shell of the cashew nut and one of the primary components of CNSL. Full definition →

Latin oleum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromoleum“oil”
  2. English todaycardol

From Anacardium (“generic name of the cashew”) + Latin oleum (“oil”).

Words from the same roots

Latinoleum all →

oiloleumcosmolineerythroleic acidleucoline-ol-ola-oleoleiferousoleo-oleosaccharumphenetolpinacolinrhigolenesalicylolserolinsinapoline

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