laurinol etymology

English word laurinol comes from English -ol, English laurin

Detailed word origin of laurinol

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-ol English (eng) (organic chemistry) An alcohol or phenol. Indicating an oily substance.
laurin English (eng) (chemistry) A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.
laurinol English (eng) (chemistry) Ordinary camphor.

Words with the same origin as laurinol

Descendants of -ol
aldol androstanol anethole archaeol caldarchaeol cannabidiol carotenol catecholamine catecholate diol dodecanol fucusol gingerol glycol hypergolically ichthyol lanolin lonchocarpol menthol mesitylol methanol neomenthol pratol sesamol