Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An oily liquid aldehyde, C10H16O, having a strong lemon odor, that is the major constituent of naturally derived citral, used in perfumes and flavorings.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless, oily aldehyde, (CH3)2C:CH.CH2. CH2.C(CH3):CH.CHO; one of the chief constituents of lemon-grass oil and of the oil of citrus fruits.
- Same as
geraniaceous .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry One of the two
isomers ofcitral
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[gerani(ol) + –al.]
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Examples
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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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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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