honokiol

H4O1N1O1K5I1O1L1

noun

An organic compound (a dimer of allyl phenol) found in Magnolia grandifloris, used in traditional Japanese medicine as an as an anxiolytic, anti-thrombotic, anti-depressant, anti-emetic, and anti-bacterial. Used in Western medicine as a potent anti-tumorigenic and neurotrophic compound.

OriginEnglish alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounhonokiol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn organic compound (a dimer of allyl phenol) found in Magnolia grandifloris, used in traditional Japanese medicine as an as an anxiolytic, anti-thrombotic, anti-depressant, anti-emetic, and anti-bacterial. Used in Western medicine as a potent anti-tumorigenic and neurotrophic compound.

Origin

  1. Englishhonoki
  2. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  3. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  4. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  5. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  6. Medieval Latinalcoho
  7. Middle Englishalcofol
  8. Englishalcohol
  9. Englishhonokiol

From honoki + -ol.

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APA

honokiol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honokiol

MLA

“honokiol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honokiol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honokiol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honokiol.

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