borneol

See also: bornéol

English

Etymology

From Borneo +‎ -ol.

Noun

borneol (countable and uncountable, plural borneols)

1. (organic chemistry) A bicyclic organic compound and a terpene, easily oxidized to the ketone yielding camphor.

Derived terms

• isoborneol

Translations

bicyclic organic compound

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 冰片 (zh) (bīngpiàn), 龍腦／龙脑 (zh) (lóngnǎo), 茨醇 (cíchún)

• Finnish: borneoli
• Manchu: ᠪᡳᠩ
  ᡦᡳᠶᠠᠨ (bing piyan)
• Portuguese: borneol m