cerulignol
noun
ce·ru·lig·nol
variants or less commonly coerulignol
ˌsē(ˌ)rü¦lig¦nȯl,
-ōl
plural -s
: a colorless oily phenol C10H14O2 of burning taste obtained from wood-tar oils
Word History
Etymology
ceru- (from Latin caeruleus) + Latin lignum wood + English -ol; probably from the color which its alcoholic solution gives with barium hydroxide