cinchol Chem.
(ˈsɪŋkɒl)
[f. cinch- + -ol.]
An alcohol, resembling cholesterol, found in all true cinchona barks.
| 1885 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XLVIII. ii. 1076 Cinchol, C20H34O + H2O, occurs in all true cinchona barks, but is not found in China cuprea. Ibid., Cinchol is identical with Liebermann's oxyquinoterpene. 1906 Watt's Dict. Chem. II. 175/1. 1953 Heilbron & Bunbury Dict. Organic Compounds IV. 361/2 Sitosterol..β- (Cinchol, rhamnol)..C29H50O. |