/terr pin"ee awl', -ol'/ , n. Chem.
any of several unsaturated, cyclic, tertiary alcohols having the formula C 10 H 18 O, occurring in nature in many essential oils or prepared synthetically: used chiefly in the manufacture of perfumes.
[ 1840-50; terpine (TERP(ENE) + -INE 2 ) + -OL 2 ]