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- noun organic chemistry An
alkyl aldehyde with a strongfruity orfloral odour , used inflavouring andperfumery .
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Examples
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Of the four ingredients that dominated the human odors, the team found one, called nonanal, that for unknown reasons was also present at high levels in the bird samples.
ScienceNOW 2009
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Of the four ingredients that dominated the human odors, the team found one, called nonanal, that for unknown reasons was also present at high levels in the bird samples.
ScienceNOW 2009
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The source, a substance called nonanal, emits a fruity or floral odor and also is made commercially, used in manufacturing perfumes and flavors.
U.S. News 2009
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Borage Borage is a medium-sized Mediterranean native, Borago officinalis, with bright blue flowers and large, fuzzy leaves that have the distinct flavor of cucumber, thanks to enzymes that convert its fatty acids into the same nine-carbon chain nonanal produced by cucumber enzymes.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Borage Borage is a medium-sized Mediterranean native, Borago officinalis, with bright blue flowers and large, fuzzy leaves that have the distinct flavor of cucumber, thanks to enzymes that convert its fatty acids into the same nine-carbon chain nonanal produced by cucumber enzymes.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Somewhat anal ping. nonanal, a substance made by humans and birds that creates a powerful scent that Culex mosquitoes find irresistible.
Latest Articles 2010
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And the researchers found it -- nonanal, a substance made by humans and birds that creates a powerful scent that Culex mosquitoes find irresistible.
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After an hour, the tip of the syringe was injected into a special machine to see if the syringe contained nonanal and, if so, how much his body had produced.
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After an hour, the tip of the syringe was injected into a special machine to see if the syringe contained nonanal and, if so, how much his body had produced.
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And the researchers found it -- nonanal, a substance made by humans and birds that creates a powerful scent that Culex mosquitoes find irresistible.
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