borneol

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A bicyclic organic compound and a terpene, easily oxidized to the ketone yielding camphor
OH, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction
A rare variety of camphor, C10H17
Called also Borneo camphor, Malay camphor, and camphol
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
{i} chemical substance obtained from trees
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borneol