borneol

See also: bornéol

English

Etymology

From Borneo +‎ -ol.[1]

Noun

borneol (countable and uncountable, plural borneols)

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

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References

  1. ^ Alexander Senning (2019) “The naming of terpenes”, in The Etymology of Chemical Names: Tradition and Convenience vs. Rationality in Chemical Nomenclature, De Gruyter.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bornèol.

Noun

borneol n (plural borneoluri)

  1. borneol

Declension

Declension of borneol
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative borneol borneolul borneoluri borneolurile
genitive-dative borneol borneolului borneoluri borneolurilor
vocative borneolule borneolurilor

References

  • borneol in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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