"santal" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsæntæl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-santal.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Santalum (“genus of sandalwood”) + -al (“aldehyde”). Compare santyl. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Santalum|genus}} Santalum, {{suf|en|Santalum|al|t1=genus of sandalwood|t2=aldehyde}} Santalum (“genus of sandalwood”) + -al (“aldehyde”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} santal (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds

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