cardol

English

Etymology

From Anacardium (“generic name of the cashew”) + Latin oleum (“oil”).

Noun

cardol

1. (organic chemistry) An oily yellow phenolic compound C₂₁H₃₀O3 extracted from the shell of the cashew nut and one of the primary components of CNSL.
   • 2013, George E. Burrows, Ronald J. Tyrl, Toxic Plants of North America, page 37:

     The caustic oil of Anacardium is composed of approximately 82% anacardic acid, 13.8% cardol, 2.6% 2-methyl cardol, and 1.6% cardanol (Tyman 1976)

   • 2013, Hans Dressler, Resorcinol: Its Uses and Derivatives, page 410:

     This technical oil is dark colored; even after distillation it darkens again, supposedly due to its cardol content.

   • 2017, Parambath Anilkumar, Cashew Nut Shell Liquid: A Goldfield for Functional Materials, page 147:

     Even though the source of cardanol and cardol used in the study was not CNSL , it is worthwhile to mention that the observations obtained can be applicable to cardanol from CNSL as well.

Anagrams

• cordal