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borneol definition

bor·neol (bôr′nē ôl′, -ōl′)

noun

a white, crystalline terpene alcohol, CHOH, resembling camphor, obtained from the trunk of a Southeast Asian tree: used in perfumery, as an antiseptic, etc.

Etymology: after Borneo + -ol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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