terpineol

See also: Terpineol and terpinéol

English

Etymology

From terpentin or terpin + -ol, reduction from terebinth, ultimately from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos), itself likely a loan from a non-Indo-European language; possibly Minoan.

Noun

terpineol (plural terpineols)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric monoterpenoid alcohols found in the essential oil of pine and other trees

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