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urushiol

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urushiol /uru·shi·ol/ (u-roo´she-ol) the toxic irritant principle of poison ivy and various related plants.
u·ru·shi·ol (-rsh-ôl, -l)
n.
A toxic substance constituting the active allergen of the irritant oil present in poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac.
urushiol
[əro̅o̅′shē·ôl]
a toxic resin in the sap of certain plants of the genus Rhus, such as poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac, that produces allergic contact dermatitis in many people.
urushiol [u-roo´she-ol]
the toxic irritant principle of poison ivy and related plants.
urushiol
the toxic irritant principle of poison ivy and various related plants.
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