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farnesol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
far-nesol
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sesquiterpene alcohol that is present in many essential oils and is involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Farnese + -ol. Ultimately, from Farnese acacia, its original plant source.

Usage

Inflected Forms

farnesols (plural)

Derived Forms

farnesene

Frequently Paired Words

farnesoid farnesyl

Questions

What does farnesol mean?
A sesquiterpene alcohol that is present in many essential oils and is involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol
Where does farnesol come from?
From Farnese + -ol. Ultimately, from Farnese acacia, its original plant source.

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