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Meaning of "urushiol" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD URUSHIOL

From Japanese urushi lacquer + -ol².
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PRONUNCIATION OF URUSHIOL

urushiol  [ˈuːrʊʃɪˌɒl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF URUSHIOL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Urushiol is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES URUSHIOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Urushiol

Urushiol /ʊˈruːʃi.ɒl/ is an oily organic allergen found in plants of the family Anacardiaceae, especially Toxicodendron spp. and also in mangos. In sensitive individuals, urushiol can cause an allergic skin rash on contact, known as urushiol-induced contact dermatitis. The name comes from the Japanese word for the tree Toxicodendron vernicifluum. The oxidation and polymerization of urushiol in the tree's sap in the presence of moisture allows it to form a hard lacquer, which is used to produce traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese lacquerware.

Definition of urushiol in the English dictionary

The definition of urushiol in the dictionary is a poisonous pale yellow liquid occurring in poison ivy and the lacquer tree.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH URUSHIOL


borneol
ˈbɔːnɪˌɒl
cineol
ˈsɪnɪˌɒl
estriol
ˈɛstrɪˌɒl
geraniol
dʒɪˈreɪnɪˌɒl
linalool
lɪˈnæləʊˌɒl
oestriol
ˈiːstrɪˌɒl
polyol
ˈpɒlɪˌɒl
terpineol
tɜːˈpɪnɪˌɒl
toluol
ˈtɒljʊˌɒl
trinitrotoluol
traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈtɒljʊˌɒl
vitriol
ˈvɪtrɪˌɒl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE URUSHIOL

urtica
urticaceous
urticant
urticaria
urticarial
urticarious
urticate
urtication
Uru.
Uruapan
urubu
Uruguay
Uruguayan
Urumchi
Urumqi
Urundi
urus
urva
us

WORDS THAT END LIKE URUSHIOL

apiol
Auriol
Baliol
Balliol
bass viol
blue vitriol
diol
dithiol
estradiol
ethanediol
green vitriol
Kriol
lyra viol
oestradiol
oil of vitriol
thiol
triol
viol
white vitriol
zinc vitriol

Synonyms and antonyms of urushiol in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «urushiol» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF URUSHIOL

Find out the translation of urushiol to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of urushiol from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «urushiol» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

漆酚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

urushiol
570 millions of speakers

English

urushiol
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

urushiol
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يوروشيول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Urushiol
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

urushiol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

urushiol
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

urushiol
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Urushiol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

urushiol
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウルシオール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우루시올
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Urushiol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

urushiol
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உருஷியால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उरुसियओल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üroşiol
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

urushiol
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

urushiol
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Urushiol
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

urushiol
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

urushiol
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

urushiol
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

urushiol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

urushiol
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of urushiol

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «URUSHIOL»

The term «urushiol» is normally little used and occupies the 129.998 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «URUSHIOL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about urushiol

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «URUSHIOL»

Discover the use of urushiol in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to urushiol and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fisher's Contact Dermatitis
LACK OF PROTECTION BY RUBBER GLOVES The catechols in urushiol are soluble in rubber. Therefore, rubber gloves do not protect the hands from poison ivy. Use heavy-duty vinyl gloves instead. BLACK LACQUER DEPOSITS DUE TO  ...
Robert L. Rietschel, Joseph F. Fowler, Alexander A. Fisher, 2008
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Journal of Cutaneous Diseases Including Syphilis
and on the other hand, we also know that the principal ingredient of the rhus is " urushiol." Accordingly, the harmful ingredient may probably be identical to the principal substance. Crude urushiol may be obtained from the sap of the lacquer  ...
‎1918
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The Science of Supervillains
rashes if exposed to 50 micrograms of urushiol.2 To give you an idea of the tiny amount of urushiol required to trigger a poisin ivy rash, a single grain of salt weighs 60 micrograms. So if poison ivy sap that is the size of one grain of salt ...
Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg, 2004
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A Field Guide to Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac: ...
Fact: The oil urushiol is not airborne except in smoke and soot. Some common means of invisible exposure include petting cats and dogs that have roamed through the plants, picking up wood that vines once grew on, and using contaminated ...
Susan Carol Hauser, 2008
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The Poisoned Weed : Plants Toxic to Skin: Plants Toxic to Skin
Ozonolysis showed that the original urushiol was in fact a mixture of hydrourushiol (structure 1) and several close relatives containing unsaturated side chains (Majima, 1922a) in which the diene 2 was later found to predominate (display 5.1).
Department of Environmental Toxicology University of California-Davis Donald G. Crosby Professor Emeritus, 2004
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Wilderness First Responder, 3rd: How to Recognize, Treat, ...
Thoroughly updated and revised, this teaching manual for the National Outdoor Leadership School’s Wilderness First Responder course represents more than a century and a half of combined experience in wilderness medicine, rescue, and ...
Buck Tilton, 2010
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Biochemical Modulation of Skin Reactions: Transdermals, ...
Since CD8+ T cells predominate in the urushiol response, the endogenous pathway may be the preferential pathway for processing of urushiol conjugated proteins. Thus, small lipid-soluble molecules (e.g., urushiol) are capable of entering ...
Agis F. Kydonieus, John J. Wille, 1999
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Concise Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia
The triene side chain of urushiol makes up 55-70 of the urushiol in sap from R. vemicifera.2'6 Laccase, Stellacyanin, and Peroxidase Laccase, a reductase- oxidation copper glycoprotein is most important for the polymerization of urushiol.
Joseph C. Salamone, 1998
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The Journal of Cutaneous Diseases Including Syphilis ...
and on the other hand, we also know that the principal ingredient of the rhus is " urushiol." Accordingly, the harmful ingredient may probably be identical to the principal substance. Crude urushiol may be obtained from the sap of the lacquer  ...
‎1918
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Handbook of Engineering Polymeric Materials
The product is known as urushiol, which consists mostly of dihydric phenols of structures (Fig. 6) and is used as lacquers. Extraction A crude process of extraction of urushiol from the tree Rhus vernicifera was used by the Chinese during the ...
P. Cheremisinoff, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «URUSHIOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term urushiol is used in the context of the following news items.
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Poison ivy can spread the unpleasantness
Leaves may be smooth along the edge, toothed or occasionally lobed. The chemical component in poison ivy that causes the allergic reaction is called urushiol. «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
2
What People Are Asking: Can poison ivy rash be avoided?
Poison ivy is one of three plants that carry oil called urushiol. When urushiol is absorbed into a human's skin, their body's immune system reacts by forming ... «Cecil Whig, Jul 15»
3
Is urushiol oil making you miserable?
The Urushiol Oil that flows within the canals of the leaves, stems, roots and the skin of the berries from these three plants is what causes contact dermatitis, the ... «Dolphin, Jul 15»
4
Something Wild: Poison Ivy
Poison ivy secretes an oil called "urushiol" and most people are allergic to that oil and develop that signature rash within a few hours of contact. Not all animals ... «New Hampshire Public Radio, Jul 15»
5
Man is Standing In the Middle of Poison Ivy to Show You How to …
The rash one gets from poison ivy is not caused by the plant itself, but by urushiol, an oil found in its sap. Urushiol is very hard to remove, and can stay potent for ... «IJ Review, Jul 15»
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Poison ivy's urushiol oil gives the itch, prevention is easy
The experts say that poison ivy only causes a rash when the urushiol, which is contained inside the plant itself, is released. When the urushiol is released onto ... «The Hoops News, Jul 15»
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Poison ivy, poison oak becoming stronger over time
A substance in the plants called urushiol oil is to blame for the notorious itchy rash that develops in people who touch it. According to the U.S. Forest Service, ... «Local 8 Now, Jun 15»
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Leaves of three, let it be
Poison ivy would be another ho-hum plant if it weren't for urushiol, the clear ... Urushiol's potent stuff: you need just the amount that fits onto the head of a pin to ... «RVANews, Jul 14»
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Identifying poison ivy isn't always easy to do
The fluid in the blisters of a poison ivy rash does not contain urushiol and won't cause the rash to spread. You won't get poison ivy unless you come in contact ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jun 14»
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Steering Clear of Poison Ivy
Urushiol shows up elsewhere, including in the skin of mangoes (and the leaves and bark of the mango tree), as I discovered when I ate a mango still in the rind ... «New York Times, Jun 14»

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