Definition of Terpinol

1. n. Any oil substance having a hyacinthine odor, obtained by the action of acids on terpin, and regarded as a related hydrate.

Definition of Terpinol

1. Noun. terpineol ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Terpinol

1. a fragrant liquid [n -S]

Medical Definition of Terpinol

1. Any oil substance having a hyacinthine odour, obtained by the action of acids on terpin, and regarded as a related hydrate. Origin: Terpin + L. Oleum oil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Terpinol

terpentic
terpenyl monophosphate hydrolase
terpenyl pyrophosphate hydrolase
terpenylic
terpenylic acid
terper
terphenyl
terphenyl compounds
terphenyls
terpilene
terpilenes
terpin
terpinene
terpineol
terpineols
terpinol (current term)
terpinols
terpolymer
terpolymers
terps
terpsichore
terpsichorean
terpsichoreans
terpyridine
terpyridines
terr
terra
terra-cotta
terra alba
terra cotta

Literary usage of Terpinol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Principles of Organic and Physiological Chemistry by Carl Löwig (1853)
"... that power is lessened, and the turpentine acquires the property of dissolving caoutchouc in greater quantity than before. terpinol: ..."

2. A Practical Treatise on Materia Medica and Therapeutics by Roberts Bartholow (1903)
"Dujardin-Beaumetz, in arranging these medicaments in the order of their relative utility, places them thus : in bronchial affections, terpinol or ..."

3. The Modern Materia Medica: The Source, Chemical and Physical Properties (1911)
"... tablets containing according to reports about 80 per cent, of paraformaldehyde and small quantities of iodoform, chloral hydrate, terpinol and menthol. ..."

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