Carvacrol

noun

1. An aromatic phenolic compound, C₁₀H₁₄O, found in plants such as oregano and savory and used in flavorings and fungicides.
2. A viscid oily substance, of a very disagreeable odor and strong taste, made from oil of caraway. In medicine it has been found serviceable in relieving toothache.
3. A thick oily liquid, C10H13.OH, of a strong taste and disagreeable odor, obtained from oil of caraway (<spn>Carum carui</spn>).
4. A <xref>monoterpenoid</xref> <xref>phenol</xref> with a characteristic <xref>pungent</xref>, warm odour of <xref>oregano</xref> and a <xref>pizzalike</xref> taste.