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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
carvacrol
 
SYLLABICATION:car·va·crol
PRONUNCIATION:  kärv-krôl, -krl
NOUN: An aromatic phenolic compound, C10H14O, found in plants such as oregano and savory and used in flavorings and fungicides.
ETYMOLOGY:New Latin carvi (specific epithet of (Carum) carvi, caraway, from Medieval Latin; see caraway) + Latin cer, acr-, sharp; see ak- in Appendix I + –ol1.
 
 
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