manooln.
/maˈnəʊɒl/, U.S. /mæˈnoʊˌɔl/, /mæˈnoʊˌɑl/ Chemistry.
A bicyclic diterpenoid alcohol, C20H34O, which occurs in the oil of manoao wood and is used as a base for perfumes.
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manool1935
1935 Chem. Abstr. 29 6591 The red resin extd. with alc. from D. biforme yields..a neutral light yellow viscous oil.., giving on fractional distn. about 90% of a very viscous colorless liquid (II) solidifying to crystals of the compn. C20H34O... II is therefore a bicyclic diterpene alc. with 2 double bonds, for which the name manoöl is proposed.
1959 Chem. & Industry 1379/1 Since sclareol has been dehydrated to a mixture of manool and manoyl oxide, all three compounds must have the same absolute configuration at C(13).
1969 N.Z. News 23 July 4/3 Manool, an ambergris-like product which is extracted from trees that take hundreds of years to grow, may provide New Zealand with a new export market.
1990 Chem. & Industry 20 Aug. 517/1 Manool is obtained from Dacrydium biforme, which is a relatively rare and protected species of tree found only in New Zealand.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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