apiole

noun

api·ole | \ ˈāpēˌōl, ˈap-\

variants: or less commonly apiol \ -ˌȯl , -ˌōl \

plural -s

Definition of apiole

1a : a colorless crystalline diether C₁₂H₁₄O₄ of the aromatic series found especially in the plant and fruit of parsley

— called also parsley camphor

b : an isomeric liquid ether from certain dill oils

— called also dill apiole

2 : an oleoresin from parsley fruit used as an emmenagogue and antiperiodic

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