Definitions For Urushiol

Noun

URUSHIOL. (countable and uncountable, plural URUSHIOLs) (organic chemistry) An oil found in plants of the family anacardiaceae, causing an allergic skin rash on contact; consists of a variable mixture of several related organic compounds.

Coordinate terms

anacardic acid

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 漆酚 (qīfēn), 漆兒茶酚}}, {{t, cmn, 漆儿茶酚 (qīércháfēn) Dutch: urushiol, n French: urushiol, m Italian: urushiol, m, n Japanese: ウルシオール (urushiōru) Persian: اوروشیول Portuguese: urushiol, m Spanish: urushiol, m

Etymology

From {{der, en, ja, 漆, tr=うるし, urushi, t=lacquer tree}} + {{af, en, -ol}}.