-ˌkȯl, -ōl noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chavic- (from New Latin Chavica ) + -ol (from Latin oleum ); probably originally formed as German chavikol
: a colorless oily phenol C 3 H 5 C 6 H 4 OH found especially in the oil from the leaves of the betel pepper and in bay oil; para -allyl-phenol