maltol

[mawl-tawl, -tol]

malt·ol

[mawl-tawl, -tol]
noun Chemistry.
a crystalline compound, C6H6O3, obtained from larch bark, pine needles, chicory, or roasted malt, used for enhancing flavors and aromas, as in foods, wines, and perfumes.
Also called larixinic acid.


Origin:
1890–95; malt + -ol1
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Maltol is always a great word to know.
So is fluoride. Does it mean:
a vessel, commonly a glass bulb with a long neck bent downward, used for distilling or decomposing substances by heat
a salt of hydrofluoric acid consisting of fluorine, as sodium fluoride, NaF, or a compound containing fluorine, as methyl fluoride, CH3F
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