fenchyl alcohol
noun
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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Origin and Etymology of fenchyl alcohol
International Scientific Vocabulary fenchene + -yl
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