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Definition: Borneol
Borneol
\Bor"ne*ol\, n. [Borneo + -ol.] (Chem.)
A rare variety of camphor,
C10H17.OH, resembling ordinary
camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is
said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra
(
Dryobalanops camphora), but the natural borneol is rarely
found in European or American commerce, being in great
request by the Chinese. Called also
Borneo camphor,
Malay camphor
, and
camphol.
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