borneol

borneol

See also: bornéol

English

Etymology

From Borneo +‎ -ol.[1]

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

References

1. Alexander Senning (2019), “The naming of terpenes”, in The Etymology of Chemical Names: Tradition and Convenience vs. Rationality in Chemical Nomenclature, De Gruyter.