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carvacrol|ˈkɑːvəkrəl|
Also 9 carvacrole.
[a. G. carvacrol (E. Schweizer 1841, in Jrnl. f. prakt. Chem. XXIV. 263), f. mod.L. carv-i in Carum carvi, botanical name of caraway, + L. ācr-is (see acrid a.) + -ol 2.]
A liquid phenol, C10H14O, obtainable from camphor, origanum, oil of caraway, savory, etc., and used in perfumery and as a fungicide, etc.
1854R. D. Thomson Cycl. Chem. 153/1 Carvacrole, a colourless oil, heavier than water. 1860H. Watts tr. Gmelin's Chem. XIV. 414 Carvol when heated appears to be transformed into carvacrol. 1911Brit. Pharm. Codex 266 An iodide of carvacrol, in the form of a light yellow or brownish powder, has been used as a substitute for iodoform. 1963D. L. Wedderburn in H. W. Hibbott Handbk. Cosmetic Sci. xxi. 452 The isomeric methyl isopropyl phenols, thymol and carvacrol, are about 28 times as effective as phenol against Salmonella typhosa. |