Relating to or containing cineole, a fragrant compound found in essential oils like eucalyptus.
From cineol (or cineole) + -ic. Cineole comes from German Cineol, a chemical compound. The -ic suffix means 'of or relating to.'
Cineolic compounds give eucalyptus leaves their distinctive smell and also make some of the most powerful natural cough remedies—your grandmother's eucalyptus oil worked because it's packed with cineolic molecules.
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