carbinol
AmericanEtymology
Origin of carbinol
1860–70; < German Karbinol, equivalent to Karbin methyl ( karb- carb- + -in -in 2 ) + -ol -ol 1
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This member of the cabbage family is rich in a little-known substance called indole carbinol, which breaks down estrogen, a hormone that seems to promote the development of certain breast tumors.
From Time Magazine Archive
Scientists believe about a cup of broccoli every other day could contain enough indole carbinol to prevent the growths.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is a liquid, smelling like fusel oil and boiling at 108.4� C. Methyl ethyl carbinol, CH3�C2H5�CHOH, is the secondary alcohol derived from n-butane.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
The thermal effects increase as one passes from primary to tertiary alcohols, the values deduced from propyl and isopropyl alcohols and trimethyl carbinol being:—primary = 45.08, secondary = 50.39, tertiary = 60.98.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
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