terpineol
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English
Etymology
From terpentin or terpin + -ol, reduction from terebinth, ultimately from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos), from Pre-Greek.
Noun
terpineol (plural terpineols)
- (organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric monoterpenoid alcohols found in the essential oil of pine and other trees
