"urushiol" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʊˈɹuːʃiˌɔl/ Forms: urushiols [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 漆 (うるし, urushi, “lacquer tree”) + -ol. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ja|漆|t=lacquer tree|tr=うるし, urushi}} Japanese 漆 (うるし, urushi, “lacquer tree”), {{af|en|-ol}} -ol Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} urushiol (countable and uncountable, plural urushiols)
  1. (organic chemistry) An oil found in plants of the family Anacardiaceae, causing an allergic skin rash on contact; consists of a variable mixture of several related organic compounds. Wikipedia link: urushiol Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Organic chemistry Categories (lifeform): Sumac family plants Synonyms: toxicodendrol Coordinate_terms: anacardic acid Translations (oil causing allergic rash): 漆酚 (qīfēn) (Chinese Mandarin), 漆兒茶酚 (Chinese Mandarin), 漆儿茶酚 (qī'ércháfēn) (Chinese Mandarin), urushiol [neuter] (Dutch), uruŝiolo (Esperanto), urushiol [masculine] (French), urushiol [masculine, neuter] (Italian), ウルシオール (urushiōru) (Japanese), اوروشیول (Persian), urushiol [masculine] (Portuguese), urushiol [masculine] (Spanish)

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