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paradol

paradol noun: a ketonic phenol, 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)decan-3-one, that is responsible for the flavour of grains of paradise.

Noun

paradol (usually uncountable, plural paradols)

  1. (usually) A ketonic phenol, 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)decan-3-one, that is responsible for the flavour of grains of paradise.

Forms of paradol

pluralparadols

Origin of paradol

From paradise + -ol.

Questions about paradol

What does paradol mean?
Paradol means a ketonic phenol, 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)decan-3-one, that is responsible for the flavour of grains of paradise.
What part of speech is paradol?
Paradol is a noun.
What is the plural of paradol?
The plural of paradol is paradols.

Words near paradol in the dictionary

  1. paradizes
  2. Parado
  3. paradocrasite
  4. paradoctor
  5. paradoctors
  6. paradol
  7. paradols
  8. paradon
  9. paradons
  10. parador
  11. paradores

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