eucalyptol

== English == === Alternative forms === eucalyptole === 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. Synonym: cineol == 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) (organic chemistry) eucalyptol ==== Descendants ==== → English: eucalyptol → Portuguese: eucaliptol → Romanian: eucaliptol