The story
- Japanese · derived from漆“lacquer tree”
- English todayurushiol
From Japanese 漆 (うるし, urushi, “lacquer tree”) + -ol (“oil”).
Words from the same roots
Japanese漆 all →
urushi
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
urushiol
Today it means: An oil found in plants of the family Anacardiaceae, causing an allergic skin rash on contact; consists of a variable mixture of several related organic compounds. Full definition →
Japanese 漆