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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cin•e•ole (sin′ē ōl′),USA pronunciation n. [Chem., Pharm.]- Chemistry, Drugsa colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C10H18O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
Also, cin•e•ol (sin′ē ôl′, -ol′).USA pronunciation Also called cajeputol, cajuputol, eucalyptol. - alteration of Neo-Latin oleum cinae, equivalent. to oleum oil + genitive singular of cina wormseed
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