apiole
|ap-i-ole|
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/ˈæpiˌoʊl/
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/ˈæpiəʊl/
parsley-derived aromatic compound
Etymology
'apiole' originates from New Latin, specifically the word 'apiolum', where 'apium' meant 'parsley'.
'apiole' changed from French 'apiol' (from New Latin 'apiolum') and eventually became the modern English word 'apiole'.
Initially, it referred generally to a substance derived from parsley ('parsley-related substance'), but over time it came to denote the specific chemical compound now called 'apiole', often noted for its medicinal (and toxic) properties.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a crystalline phenylpropene compound (also called apiol) obtained from parsley and related plants; historically used medicinally, notably as an emmenagogue and formerly as an abortifacient.
Apiole is present in parsley oil and was historically used as an emmenagogue and, in larger doses, as an abortifacient.
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