borneol
[ bawr-nee-awl, -ol ]
/ ˈbɔr niˌɔl, -ˌɒl /
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noun Chemistry.
a white, translucent, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble, solid terpene alcohol, C10H18O, 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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Words nearby borneol
born-digital, borne, Bornean, Borneo, Borneo elephant, borneol, born-free, Bornholm, Bornholm disease, Bornholm disease virus, bornite
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How to use borneol in a sentence
Sodium and alcohol reduce common camphor to a mixture of d- and l-borneol.
British Dictionary definitions for borneol
borneol
/ (ˈbɔːnɪˌɒl) /
noun
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 OHAlso called: bornyl alcohol
Word Origin for borneol
C19: from Borne (o) + -ol 1
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