Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
Borneo camphor (which see, undercamphor ).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A rare variety of camphor, C10H17.OH, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra (
Dryobalanops camphora ), but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called alsoBorneo camphor ,Malay camphor , andcamphol .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry A
bicyclic organic compound and aterpene , easilyoxidized to theketone yieldingcamphor .
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Examples
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Other significant aromatics in traditional Japanese perfumery are gum-resins such as borneol and camphor, myrrh, frankincense and benzoin; roots such as galangal alpinia and spikenard; patchouli leaves; and spices – cloves, cassia, cinnamon and star anise.
Kimono and Incense Ayala Sender 2009
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Other significant aromatics in traditional Japanese perfumery are gum-resins such as borneol and camphor, myrrh, frankincense and benzoin; roots such as galangal alpinia and spikenard; patchouli leaves; and spices – cloves, cassia, cinnamon and star anise.
Archive 2009-01-01 Ayala Sender 2009
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On exposure to the air Valerian oil becomes oxidised, and forms valerianic acid, which together with an alcohol, "borneol," constitutes the active medicinal part of the plant.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Mysterious and sophisticated, this mélange of all-natural spices and herbs and woods agarwood, borneol and shiso leaf among others is haunting.
Top 25 Contemporary Perfumes Ayala Sender 2008
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Mysterious and sophisticated, this mélange of all-natural spices and herbs and woods agarwood, borneol and shiso leaf among others is haunting.
Archive 2008-07-01 Ayala Sender 2008
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A sample of the essential oil extracted from the rhizomes was found to have the following characteristics: SG (30°C) 0.9724 and ND (30°C) 1.5002, and to contain d-alpha-pinene 1.5 per cent; d-camphene 3.5 per cent; cineol 9.6 per cent; a-camphor 4.2 per cent; d-borneol 1.5 per cent; sesquiterpenes 10 per cent; sesquiterpene alcohols 48 per cent.
Chapter 28 1987
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The properties of the oils vary with their source, and also with the parts of the plant distilled, distillation of the stalks as well as the leaves tending to reduce the specific gravity and borneol content, and increase the proportion of the lævo-rotatory constituent (lævo-pinene).
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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This process gives accurate results with geraniol, borneol, and menthol, but with linalol and terpineol the figures obtained are only comparative, a considerable quantity of these alcohols being decomposed during the acetylation.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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The trees yielding common camphor and borneol are from genera of the lauraceæ family; also sassafras camphor is from the same family.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 Various
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The tropical borneol scent that is usually gently wafted throughout the cabin is replaced with the fragrance of truffle oil to ready the palette as the driver is navigated to their meal.
Automotive Headlines dse@theautochannel.com 2010
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