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eucalyptol definition

eu·ca·lyp·tol or eucalyptole eu′·ca·lyp′·tole (yo̵̅o̅′kə lip′tôl, -tōl)

noun

an essential oil, CHO, with a camphorlike odor and spicy taste, used in medicines and perfumes: the chief component of eucalyptus oil

Etymology: eucalyptus + -ol, -ole

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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