- cineole
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/sin"ee ohl'/, n. Chem., Pharm.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.[alter. of NL oleum cinae, equiv. to oleum oil + gen. sing. of cina wormseed]
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Universalium. 2010.