Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The chief constituent of oil of wormwood, C10H16O.
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- noun organic chemistry A
monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of theessential oil ofwormwood , C10H16O;thujone .
Etymologies
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absinthe + -ol
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Examples
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The characteristic odour of the plant is due to a volatile oil which consists mainly of absinthol; and the intensely bitter taste resides in "absinthin."
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Its odour is lemon-like, and depends on a volatile essential oil which consists chiefly of absinthol, and is common to the other Wormwoods.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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