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veratrol

veratrol noun: a liquid hydrocarbon obtained by the decomposition of veratric acid, and constituting the dimethyl ether of pyrocatechin.

Noun

veratrol (countable and uncountable, plural veratrols)

  1. A liquid hydrocarbon obtained by the decomposition of veratric acid, and constituting the dimethyl ether of pyrocatechin.

Forms of veratrol

pluralveratrols

Origin of veratrol

From Veratrum + -ol.

Questions about veratrol

What does veratrol mean?
Veratrol means a liquid hydrocarbon obtained by the decomposition of veratric acid, and constituting the dimethyl ether of pyrocatechin.
What part of speech is veratrol?
Veratrol is a noun.
What is the plural of veratrol?
The plural of veratrol is veratrols.

Words near veratrol in the dictionary

  1. veratrized
  2. veratrizes
  3. veratrizing
  4. veratroidin
  5. veratroidine
  6. veratrol
  7. veratrole
  8. veratroles
  9. veratrols
  10. veratrosine
  11. veratrum

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