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Webster 1913 Edition

(ē̍-rĭs′ĭ-nōl)

Noun.

[NL.

eric

aceae the Heath family + L.

oleum

oil.]

(Chem.)

A colorless oil (quickly becoming brown), with a pleasant odor, obtained by the decomposition of ericolin.

ericinol ‎(uncountable)

(organic chemistry) A colourless oil (quickly becoming brown) with a pleasant odour, obtained by the decomposition of ericolin.