The Collaborative International Dictionary
cuminic aldehyde
Cuminol \Cu"mi*nol\ (-n?l), n. [Cuminic + L. oleum.] A liquid, C3H7.C6H4.CHO, obtained from oil of caraway; -- called also cuminic aldehyde.
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It is limpid and pale yellow in colour, and is mainly a mixture of cymol or cymene and cuminic aldehyde, or cyminol, which is its chief constituent.