What is "cedrol"

n. (context organic compound English) A sesquiterpene alcohol found in the essential oil of conifers (cedar oil), especially in the cypress and juniper.

Cedrol is a sesquiterpene alcohol found in the essential oil of conifers ( cedar oil), especially in the genera Cupressus (cypress) and Juniperus (juniper). It has also been identified in Origanum onites, a plant related to oregano. Its main uses are in the chemistry of aroma compounds. It makes up about 19% of cedarwood oil Texas and 15.8% of cedarwood oil Virginia.

Cedrol has toxic and possibly carcinogenic properties. Results of a 2015 study suggest that cedrol strongly attracts pregnant female mosquitoes after they have fed, which can be used to create cedrol-baited traps.