santal

See also: Santal

English

Etymology

Blend of Santalum +‎ piperonal. Compare santyl.

Noun

santal (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for santal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: san‧tal

Noun

santal

  1. Ixora, the only genus in the tribe Ixoreae, flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family.

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɑ̃.tal/

Etymology 1

From Arabic صَنْدَل‎ (ṣandal).

Noun

santal m (plural sandals or santaux)

  1. sandalwood (any of various trees in Santalum; the aromatic wood of such trees)

Usage notes

The plural santaux was used until the 19th century, when it was superseded by santals.

Etymology 2

Noun

santal m (uncountable)

  1. Santali (Austroasiatic language of India)

Further reading
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