fen·chyl alcohol
| \ -ˌchil-, -chə̇l- \
Definition of fenchyl alcohol
: 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
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