Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A colorless oily liquid, C10H18O, derived from eucalyptus and used in pharmaceuticals, flavoring, and perfumery.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A volatile, colorless, limpid oil having a strong aromatic odor, obtained from Eucalyptus globulus.
  • noun This substance is apparently identical with cineol, C10H18O; it occurs in many species of Eucalyptus besides E. Globulus.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A volatile, terpenelike oil (C10H18O), which is the main constituent of the oil of eucalyptus. It has cockroach repellent activity and is used as a flavoring aid in pharmaceuticals. Chemically it is 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-oxabicyclo-[2,2,2]-octane.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun organic chemistry A polycyclic monoterpenoid ether, obtained from eucalyptus oil, used in perfumery and in the production of pharmaceuticals etc.

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Examples

  • The oil of eucalyptus and its active ingredient, eucalyptol, are frequently found in over-the-counter cough drops and salves.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • The oil of eucalyptus and its active ingredient, eucalyptol, are frequently found in over-the-counter cough drops and salves.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • The oil of eucalyptus and its active ingredient, eucalyptol, are frequently found in over-the-counter cough drops and salves.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • The oil of eucalyptus and its active ingredient, eucalyptol, are frequently found in over-the-counter cough drops and salves.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • There they are: thymol, eucalyptol, methyl salicylate and menthol.

    CNN Transcript Jun 15, 2004 2004

  • The Programa Agroqumico of the Faculty of Sciences l and Technology of the Universidad Mayor de San Simn (UMSS) in Cochabamba, Bolivia, has applied steam-extraction technology to make Bolivia self-sufficient in the production of several essential oils such as menthol, citral, and eucalyptol.

    47. Tannin produced from pine bark 1992

  • Within 5 years, the project has almost eliminated Bolivia’s annual Can $800 000 of imports of menthol, citral, and eucalyptol oils needed for the production of detergents, soaps, ointments, and other domestic products that have a combined Bolivian market value of $3.5 million.

    47. Tannin produced from pine bark 1992

  • Menthol, eucalyptol and white pine extract are some of the remedies that may be tried dissolved in benzoinol, to which cocaine or opium may be added if the cough is troublesome.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various

  • This salt has also been incorporated with milled soap in a dry state in conjunction with ammonio-mercuric chloride, [beta] - naphthol, methyl salicylate, and eucalyptol.

    The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton

  • The _treatment_ of the throat affection consists in employing antiseptic and soothing gargles, inhalations of chloride of ammonium, or a spray of peroxide of hydrogen, menthol, or eucalyptol.

    Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893

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