borneol

American  

[bawr-nee-awl, -ol] / ˈbɔr niˌɔl, -ˌɒl /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, translucent, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble, solid terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, occurring in various isomeric forms, having a burning, mintlike taste, obtained from the trunk of a tree, Dryobalanops aromatica, or by the reduction of camphor: used in the form of its esters in the manufacture of synthetic camphor and in perfumery.

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borneol British  

/ ˈbɔːnɪˌɒl /

noun

1. Also called: bornyl alcohol.  a white solid terpene alcohol extracted from the Malaysian tree Dryobalanops aromatica , used in perfume and in the manufacture of organic esters. Formula: C 10 H 17 OH

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Etymology

Origin of borneol

First recorded in 1875–80; Borne(o) + -ol ¹

Example Sentences

Rosemary oil contains pinene, camphene, cineol, borneol, and camphor.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

The trees yielding common camphor and borneol are from genera of the lauraceæ family; also sassafras camphor is from the same family.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 by Various

On exposure to the air Valerian oil becomes oxidised, and forms valerianic acid, which together with an alcohol, "borneol," constitutes the active medicinal part of the plant.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

The chief constituents of the oil are geraniol, citronellal, linalol, borneol, methyl eugenol, camphene, limonene, and dipentene.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

This process gives accurate results with geraniol, borneol, and menthol, but with linalol and terpineol the figures obtained are only comparative, a considerable quantity of these alcohols being decomposed during the acetylation.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.