EUCALYPTOL

Etymology

Noun

eucalyptol (countable and uncountable, plural eucalyptols)

(organic compound) A polycyclic monoterpenoid ether, obtained from eucalyptus oil, used in perfumery and in the production of pharmaceuticals etc.

Source: Wiktionary


Eu`ca*lyp*tol, n. Etym: [Eucalyptus + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)

Definition: A volatile, terpenelike oil extracted from the eucalyptus, and consisting largely of cymene.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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