/kahr"veuh krawl', -krohl'/ , n.
a colorless, thick, oily liquid, C 10 H 14 O, having a mintlike odor: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as a fungicide, and as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
[ 1850-55; caru ( i ) CARAWAY + L acr- (s. of acer sharp; see ACRID) + -OL 1 ]