eucalyptol

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noun

A polycyclic monoterpenoid ether, obtained from eucalyptus oil, used in perfumery and in the production of pharmaceuticals etc.

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nouneucalyptol (countable and uncountable, plural eucalyptols)

plural eucalyptols · alternative eucalyptole

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA polycyclic monoterpenoid ether, obtained from eucalyptus oil, used in perfumery and in the production of pharmaceuticals etc.

    Synonyms: cineol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA polycyclic monoterpenoid ether, obtained from eucalyptus oil, used in perfumery and in the production of pharmaceuticals etc.

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Origin

  1. Frencheucalyptol
  2. Frencheucalyptol
  3. Englisheucalyptol

Borrowed from French eucalyptol.

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APA

eucalyptol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eucalyptol

MLA

“eucalyptol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eucalyptol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eucalyptol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eucalyptol.

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