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cit⋅ral

  [si-truhl]
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–noun Chemistry.
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C10H16O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral), usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
Origin:
1890–95; citr(us) + -al 1
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cit·ral   (sĭt'rāl)   
n.  A mobile pale-yellow liquid, C9H15COH, derived from lemon-grass oil and used in perfume and as a flavoring.

[citr(us) + -al3.]
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Main Entry: cit·ral
Pronunciation: 'si-"tral
Function: noun
: an unsaturated liquid isomeric aldehyde C10H16O of many essentialoils that has a strong lemon odor and is used especially in perfumery and as a flavoring
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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citral

a pale yellow liquid, with a strong lemon odour, that occurs in the essential oils of plants. It is insoluble in water but soluble in ethanol (ethyl alcohol), diethyl ether, and mineral oil. It is used in perfumes and flavourings and in the manufacture of other chemicals. Chemically, citral is a mixture of two aldehydes that have the same molecular formula but different structures.

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