eucalyptol
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French eucalyptol.
Noun
eucalyptol (countable and uncountable, plural eucalyptols)
- (organic chemistry) A polycyclic monoterpenoid ether, obtained from eucalyptus oil, used in perfumery and in the production of pharmaceuticals etc.
French
Etymology
Coined by French chemist François Stanislas Cloëz in 1870, from a blend of eucalyptus + -ol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ø.ka.lip.tɔl/
Noun
eucalyptol m (usually uncountable, plural eucalyptols)
Descendants
- → English: eucalyptol
- → Portuguese: eucaliptol
- → Romanian: eucaliptol