borneol

See also: bornéol

English

Noun

borneol (plural borneols)

(biochemistry) A bicyclic organic compound and a terpene, easily oxidized to the ketone yielding camphor.

Derived terms

isoborneol

Translations

bicyclic organic compound

Chinese:
Mandarin: 冰片 (zh) (bīngpiàn), 龍腦 (zh), 龙脑 (zh) (lóngnǎo), 茨醇 (cíchún)

Finnish: borneoli
Portuguese: borneol m

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