fenchyl alcohol

noun

fen·​chyl alcohol

-ˌchil-,

-chə̇l-

: either of two stereoisomeric alcohols C₁₀H₁₇OH made by hydrogenation of fenchone

especially : the solid racemic alpha-fenchyl alcohol obtained from pine oil from the stumps of southern pine

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary fenchene + -yl

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