TERPINOL

Noun

terpinol (countable and uncountable, plural terpinols)

Alternative form of terpineol

Anagrams

• Interpol, Ternopil, pointrel, topliner

Source: Wiktionary


Ter"pin*ol, n. Etym: [Terpin + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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