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bor•ne•ol

Pronunciation: (bôr'nē-ôl", -ol"), [key]
—n. Chem.
a white, translucent, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble, solid terpene alcohol, C₁₀H₁₈O, occurring in various isomeric forms, having a burning, mintlike taste, obtained from the trunk of a tree, Dryobalanops aromatica, or by the reduction of camphor: used in the form of its esters in the manufacture of synthetic camphor and in perfumery. Also called Bor'neo cam'phor, bornyl alcohol, camphol, Malayan camphor, Sumatra camphor.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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