Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mobile pale-yellow liquid, C10H16O, derived from lemongrass oil and used in perfume and as a flavoring. Naturally derived citral consists of two geometric isomers, geranial and neral.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless liquid aldehyde of strong lemon odor, the flavor-giving constituent of oil of lemon, of which it forms from 5 to 8 per cent.: also present in oil of limes, mandarin, orange, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Either of a pair of
terpenoids ,geranial andneral , that have themolecular formula C10H16O and are used inperfumery andflavourings .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The lemony flavor of its leaves comes from the same terpenes, collectively called citral, that flavor lemon-grass; other terpenes lend a flowery note.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The lemony flavor of its leaves comes from the same terpenes, collectively called citral, that flavor lemon-grass; other terpenes lend a flowery note.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Lemon verbena has a lemony characteristics (citral makes about 30-35% of the composition of its essential oil) but also floral and rosy due to the presence of nerol (neroli-like) and geraniol (rosy).
Herbal Tea Notes Ayala Sender 2009
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Lemon verbena has a lemony characteristics (citral makes about 30-35% of the composition of its essential oil) but also floral and rosy due to the presence of nerol (neroli-like) and geraniol (rosy).
Archive 2009-06-01 Ayala Sender 2009
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Apparently, a gram of a substance found in this herb (citral) causes cancer cells to commit suicide.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Cymbopogon citratus accumulates the lemony terpene citral a mixture of two compounds, neral and geranial, as well as flowery geraniol and linalool, in special oil cells in the middle of its leaves.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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“Noble” hop varieties are dominated by humulene, which is more delicate, and often contain pine and citrus notes from other terpenes pinene, limonene, citral.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Lemon Balm Lemon or bee balm is an Old World species, Melissa officinalis, distinguished by its mixture of citrusy and floral terpenes citronellal and -ol, citral, geraniol.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Lemon Balm Lemon or bee balm is an Old World species, Melissa officinalis, distinguished by its mixture of citrusy and floral terpenes citronellal and -ol, citral, geraniol.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Chinese ginger tends to be mainly pungent; South Indian and Australian gingers have a notable quantity of citral and so a more distinctly lemony aroma; Jamaican ginger is delicate and sweet, African ginger penetrating.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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