ascaridole
noun
as·car·i·dole
əˈskarəˌdōl
variants or less commonly ascaridol
-ˌdȯl,
-ōl
plural -s
: a liquid terpenoid peroxide C10H16O2 constituting the active anthelmintic and toxic principle of chenopodium oil, made by addition of oxygen to alpha-terpinene, and used as a catalyst in promoting polymerization reactions
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary ascarid + -ole, -ol
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