cajeputol

or caj·u·put·ol

[ kaj-uh-puh-tawl, -tol ]
/ ˈkædʒ ə pəˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl /

noun Chemistry.

cineole.

Origin of cajeputol

cajeput + -ol2

Words nearby cajeputol

caitlin, caius, cajal, cajan, cajeput, cajeputol, cajole, cajolery, cajun, cajuput, cake

Definition for cajuputol (2 of 2)

cineole
[ sin-ee-ohl ]
/ ˈsɪn iˌoʊl /

noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.

a 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-ee-awl, -ol] /ˈsɪn iˌɔl, -ˌɒl/.
Also called cajeputol, cajuputol, eucalyptol.

Origin of cineole

alteration of New Latin oleum cinae, equivalent to oleum oil + genitive singular of cina wormseed