diosphenol

noun

di·​os·​phenol

¦dīˌäs+

plural -s

: a crystalline hydroxy terpenoid ketone C₁₀H₁₆O₂ obtained from the essential oil of buchu

called also buchu camphor

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary dios- (from diosma) + phenol; probably originally formed in German

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