borneol
/bawr-nee-awl, -ol/US // ˈbɔr niˌɔl, -ˌɒl //UK // (ˈbɔːnɪˌɒl) //
冰片,冰糖葫芦,龙胆草,龙脑
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Chemistry.
- : a white, translucent, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble, solid terpene alcohol, C10H18O, occurring in various isomeric forms, having a burning, mintlike taste, obtained from the trunk of a tree, Dryobalanops aromatica, or by the reduction of camphor: used in the form of its esters in the manufacture of synthetic camphor and in perfumery.
Examples
Sodium and alcohol reduce common camphor to a mixture of d- and l-borneol.
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