Borneol Definition

bôrnēôl, bôrnēōl
noun
A white, crystalline terpene alcohol, C10H17OH, resembling camphor, obtained from the trunk of a Southeast Asian tree: used in perfumery, as an antiseptic, etc.
Webster's New World

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

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borneols

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