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ter·pin·e·ol

 (tər-pĭn′ē-ôl′, -ōl′, -ŏl′)
n.
Any of three isomeric alcohols, C10H17OH, occurring naturally in the essential oils of certain plants and used as solvents in perfumes, soaps, and medicine.
[terp(ene) + -ine + -ol.]
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terpineol

(tɜːˈpɪnɪˌɒl)
n
(Elements & Compounds) a terpene alcohol with an odour of lilac, present in several essential oils. A mixture of the isomers is used as a solvent and in flavourings and perfumes. Formula: C10H17OH
[C20: from terpene + -ine2 + -ol1]
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ter•pin•e•ol

(tɜrˈpɪn iˌɔl, -ˌɒl)

n.
any of several unsaturated tertiary alcohols having the formula C10H18O: used chiefly in the manufacture of perfumes.
[1840–50; terpine (terp- (see terpene) + -ine2) + -ol2]
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As can be seen in Figure 3, extraction efficiency of the VOCs increased 1.5-fold for the two pinene types and eucalyptol while those of terpineol and terpinyl acetate increased about 2.5 to 4.5 at 65[degrees]C compared to the 20[degrees]C (room temperature).
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Furthermore, [alpha] terpineol, [beta]-pinene, and p-cymene are only present in our sample and that of Saudi Arabia.
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The main effects observed were hypotension and bradycardia in vivo to p-cymene [37], negative inotropic effect in vivo to eucalyptol [38], cardiovascular system stimulation and depression in vivo to linalool [39], reduction and prevention of cardiovascular injuries caused by pulmonary hypertension in vivo to limonene [40], and hypotension and vasorelaxation [41] and antihypertension to terpineol [42].
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Chemical homonymy occurs when the same name can refer to different chemicals [e.g., the generic name Terpineol can refer to various stereoisomers or salts of the parent compound, 2-(4-methylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)propan-2-ol].
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The essential oil of Loukkos is characterized by the presence of pulegone as main constituent with a content of (82.40%); the latter is followed by the terpineol acetate (4.39%) and the isopulegone (3.23%).Other compounds are also identified but at relatively low percentages such as the piperitenone (1.65%), camphene (1.43%), humulene (1.01%) (Table1).
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Its main constituents are terpenes, geraniol, terpineol, volatile oil and myristicin.
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Moreover, Behravan et al., (14) showed that pulegone (44.5 %), terpineol (14.5%), methyl acetate (10.9%), isoneomenthol (7.1%) and 1, 8-cineole (4.1%) were the most abundant components of the essential oil obtained from Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi province (North East of Iran).
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