cardanol

noun

car·​da·​nol

ˈkärdᵊnˌȯl,

-ōl

plural -s

: a nonvesicant oily liquid that is composed chiefly of monohydroxy phenols, obtained from cashew nutshell liquid or anacardic acid, and used especially in making phenolic resins

Word History

Etymology

card- (from New Latin Anacardium, genus name of Anacardium occidentale) + -an + -ol

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