Definitions
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- noun A naturally-occurring
sesquiterpene found in theessential oils of many plants and flowers (includingneroli ), used inflavouring andperfumery .
Etymologies
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neroli + -ol
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Examples
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In the perfumery and sesquiterpene domain the total syntheses of nerolidol and farnesol were carried through.
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