| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| carvacrol |
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| SYLLABICATION: | car·va·crol |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  kär v -krôl , -kr l |
| 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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