terpineol

Any of three isomeric alcohols, C₁₀H₁₇OH, occurring naturally in the essential oils of certain plants and used as solvents in perfumes, soaps, and medicine.

A levorotatory, viscid liquid, C₁₀H₁₈O, prepared by the dehydration of terpin hydrate. It solidifies at —50° C, melts at 33° C., and boils at 218° C.

The term formerly used to designate a mixture of isomeric alcohols, C₁₀H₁₇OH.

Any of several isomeric monoterpenoid alcohols found in the essential oil of pine and other trees