SINCE 1828
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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