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spilanthol

spilanthol noun: a fatty acid amide isolated from the plant Acmella oleracea, believed to be responsible for its local anesthetic properties.

Noun

spilanthol (uncountable)

  1. A fatty acid amide isolated from the plant Acmella oleracea, believed to be responsible for its local anesthetic properties.

Origin of spilanthol

From Spilanthes, the obsolete genus of the plant, + -ol.

Questions about spilanthol

What does spilanthol mean?
Spilanthol means a fatty acid amide isolated from the plant Acmella oleracea, believed to be responsible for its local anesthetic properties.
What part of speech is spilanthol?
Spilanthol is a noun.

Words near spilanthol in the dictionary

  1. Spikkestad
  2. spiknel
  3. spiks
  4. spiky
  5. spilacleoside
  6. spilanthol
  7. Spilde
  8. Spildes
  9. spile
  10. spiled
  11. spiles

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