Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A colorless liquid, C10H20O, with a floral odor, derived from any of several essential oils, especially rose and geranium oils, or made synthetically and used extensively in perfumery.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An alcohol, CH2 = C(CH3) (CH2)3CH(CH3)CH2CH2OH, found in its levogyrate form in rose-oil, pelargonium-oil, and geranium-oil. It is also formed by the reduction of citronellal. It boils at 117–118° C. under 17 millimeters.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A natural
acyclic monoterpenoid , occurring incitronella oils and used inperfumes andinsect repellents .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Geranium is a very important and useful note in perfumery, but usually plays only a supporting role: its high contents of geraniol, citronellol both present at very high ratio in rose oil and absolute makes it a perfect rose extender.
Rose Geranium Field Ayala Sender 2009
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Geranium is a very important and useful note in perfumery, but usually plays only a supporting role: its high contents of geraniol, citronellol both present at very high ratio in rose oil and absolute makes it a perfect rose extender.
Archive 2009-07-01 Ayala Sender 2009
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For example, citronellol, been shown to be an antioxidant while geraniol and eugenol have antibacterial properties.
Archive 2007-12-01 Anne-Marie 2007
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For example, citronellol, been shown to be an antioxidant while geraniol and eugenol have antibacterial properties.
Is Rose Oil Good for Your Skin? Anne-Marie 2007
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The spices are the small dried fruit rinds, which are aromatic with lemony citronellal and citronellol.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The spices are the small dried fruit rinds, which are aromatic with lemony citronellal and citronellol.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The oil contains geraniol and citronellol, both free, and combined with tiglic, valeric, butyric, and acetic acids; also l-menthone.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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_ -- Several good and fairly cheap artificial rose oils are now obtainable, consisting chiefly of citronellol, geraniol, linalol, phenyl ethyl alcohol, and citral.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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