A liquid chemical compound found in essential oils and resins, used in perfumes and cosmetics for its pleasant fragrance.
From German 'Elemol,' combining 'Elemi' (a type of resin) and '-ol' (suffix for chemical compounds containing hydroxyl groups). The term emerged in 19th-century chemical nomenclature.
Elemol is a great example of how chemists name compounds—they literally describe what they're made from and what functional groups they contain, making chemical names like instruction manuals written in Latin!
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