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eucalyptol

eucalyptol noun: a polycyclic monoterpenoid ether, obtained from eucalyptus oil, used in perfumery and in the production of pharmaceuticals etc.

Noun

eucalyptol (countable and uncountable, plural eucalyptols)

  1. A polycyclic monoterpenoid ether, obtained from eucalyptus oil, used in perfumery and in the production of pharmaceuticals etc.
    Synonyms:
    cineol

Synonyms of eucalyptol

Forms of eucalyptol

pluraleucalyptols
alternative formeucalyptole

Origin of eucalyptol

Borrowed from French eucalyptol.

Questions about eucalyptol

What does eucalyptol mean?
Eucalyptol means a polycyclic monoterpenoid ether, obtained from eucalyptus oil, used in perfumery and in the production of pharmaceuticals etc.
What part of speech is eucalyptol?
Eucalyptol is a noun.
What is the plural of eucalyptol?
The plural of eucalyptol is eucalyptols.

Words near eucalyptol in the dictionary

  1. eucalyptographer
  2. eucalyptographers
  3. eucalyptography
  4. eucalyptoid
  5. eucalyptoids
  6. eucalyptol
  7. eucalyptole
  8. eucalyptologist
  9. eucalyptologists
  10. eucalyptology
  11. eucalyptols

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