borneol
noun
borneol is spelled B-O-R-N-E-O-L: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, borneol means “A bicyclic organic compound and a terpene, easily oxidized to the ketone yielding camphor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of borneol is borneols.
How many letters and syllables are in borneol?
| Letters | 7: B-O-R-N-E-O-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is borneol?
Borneol appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of borneol
- borneols plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does borneol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bicyclic organic compound and a terpene, easily oxidized to the ketone yielding camphor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Borneol in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bicyclic organic compound:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | borneol |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does borneol come from?
From Borneo + -ol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).