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cit⋅ro⋅nel⋅lol

[si-truh-nel-awl, -ol]
–noun
a clear, colorless liquid mixture of isomeric alcohols having the formula C10H20O, usually obtained from an essential oil, as citronella oil, and having a roselike odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.

Origin:
1870–75; citronell(a) + -ol 1
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cit·ro·nel·lol   (sĭt'rə-něl'ôl, -ōl, -ŏl)   
n.  A colorless liquid, C10H20O, with a roselike odor, derived from any of several essential oils or made synthetically and used extensively in perfumery.

[citronell(a) + -ol1.]
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Main Entry: cit·ro·nel·lol
Pronunciation: -'nel-"ol, -"Ol
Function: noun
: an unsaturated liquid alcohol C10H20Owith a roselike odor that is found in two optically active forms in many essential oils (as rose oil) and is used in perfumery and soaps
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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