Meanings
nounbombykol (plural bombykols)
plural bombykols
- A pheromone released by the female silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, to attract mates.
Origin
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishbombykol
From Translingual Bombyx + English -ol.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 蠶蛾醇 /蚕蛾醇
- 蠶蛾醇 /蚕蛾醇 (cán'é chún)Translations
French bombykol
- bombykolTranslations
German Bombykol
- BombykolTranslations
Italian bombykol
- bombykolTranslations
Japanese ボンビコール
- ボンビコール (bonbikōru)Translations
Polish bombikol
- bombikolTranslations
Spanish bombicol
- bombicolTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
bombykol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bombykol
MLA
“bombykol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bombykol. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bombykol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bombykol.
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