1. A colorless crystalline alcohol found in essential oils of certain plants, used in perfumery, medicine, and as a flavoring agent.
Usage: chemistry; also called 2-bornanone or isoborneol in some contexts

Examples

• Borneol is extracted from the wood of the Borneo camphor tree.
• The compound borneol has a distinctive minty and camphoraceous odor.
• Perfumers use borneol to add depth and complexity to fragrance compositions.
• Borneol is valued in traditional medicine for its cooling and soothing properties.
• The chemical structure of borneol makes it useful in pharmaceutical formulations.