nerol
See also: nérol
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of neroli (oil from which it was first isolated) and -ol (“suffix denoting an alcohol”).
Noun edit
nerol (countable and uncountable, plural nerols)
- (organic chemistry) The monoterpene alcohol (Z)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol, found in many essential oils.
Usage notes edit
- Nerol is an isomer of geraniol. (Nerol is the Z-isomer or cis-isomer, geraniol the E-isomer or trans-isomer. See E–Z notation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )