An alcohol or hydroxyl-containing compound derived from cumin or cumene in chemical synthesis.
From 'cumin' or 'cumene' plus the chemical suffix -ol, which specifically indicates the presence of a hydroxyl (-OH) functional group in organic compounds.
The -ol suffix marks some of medicine's most important molecules: phenol, menthol, ethanol—all are recognized by their -ol ending as compounds containing hydroxyl groups.
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