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/.
Origin of cineole
alteration of New Latin
oleum cinae, equivalent to
oleum oil + genitive singular of
cina wormseed