URUSHIOL

Etymology

Noun

urushiol (countable and uncountable, plural urushiols)

(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.

Coordinate terms

• anacardic acid

Source: Wiktionary



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