apiole
noun
api·ole
ˈāpēˌōl,
ˈap-
variants or less commonly apiol
-ˌȯl,
-ˌōl
plural -s
1
a
: a colorless crystalline diether C12H14O4 of the aromatic series found especially in the plant and fruit of parsley
called also parsley camphor
b
: an isomeric liquid ether from certain dill oils
called also dill apiole
2
: an oleoresin from parsley fruit used as an emmenagogue and antiperiodic
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary api- (from Latin apium parsley, celery) + -ole, -ol