citronellol
English
editEtymology
editFrom citronella + -ol.[1][2]
Noun
editcitronellol (plural citronellols)
- A natural acyclic monoterpenoid, occurring in citronella oils and used in perfumes and insect repellents.
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- citronellol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
edit- ^ “citronellol”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- ^ “citronellol”, in Collins English Dictionary.