Canadol

/ˈkænədɔl/ noun

A chemical compound or pharmaceutical preparation, likely related to or derived from Canadian plant sources.

From 'Canada' plus the chemical suffix '-ol' (indicating an alcohol or hydroxyl group). Like 'canadine,' this reflects pharmaceutical naming conventions from the 19th-20th centuries.

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