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(organic chemistry) An oily yellow phenolic compound C₂₁H₃₀O₃ extracted from the shell of the cashew nut and one of the primary components of CNSL..
The caustic oil of Anacardium is composed of approximately 82% anacardic acid, 13.8% cardol, 2.6% 2-methyl cardol, and 1.6% cardanol (Tyman 1976)
This technical oil is dark colored; even after distillation it darkens again, supposedly due to its cardol content.
Even though the source of cardanol and cardol used in the study was not CNSL , it is worthwhile to mention that the observations obtained can be applicable to cardanol from CNSL as well.
Use cardol when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cardol means (organic chemistry) An oily yellow phenolic compound C₂₁H₃₀O₃ extracted from the shell of the cashew nut and one of the primary components of CNSL..
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The caustic oil of Anacardium is composed of approximately 82% anacardic acid, 13.8% cardol, 2.6% 2-methyl cardol, and 1.6% cardanol (Tyman 1976)
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