spilanthol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fatty acid amide isolated from the plant Acmella oleracea, believed to be responsible for its local anesthetic properties.

Word forms

spilanthol

Etymology

From Spilanthes, the obsolete genus of the plant, + -ol.

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