Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terpineol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: ter-pi-ne-ol
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From terpentin or terpin + -ol, reduction from terebinth, ultimately from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos), from Pre-Greek.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: τερέβινθος

Inflected Forms

terpineols (plural)

Questions

What does terpineol mean?: Any of several isomeric monoterpenoid alcohols found in the essential oil of pine and other trees
Where does terpineol come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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