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noun Chemistry.

a colorless or pale-yellow terpene alcohol, C ₁₀ H ₁₈ O, with a geraniumlike odor, found in rose oil, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in perfumes and flavors.

Origin:
< German Geraniol (1871); see geranium, -ol¹

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geraniol (dʒɪˈreɪnɪˌɒl, dʒɪˈrɑː-)

—n
	a colourless or pale yellow terpine alcohol with an odour of roses, found in many essential oils: used in perfumery. Formula: C₁₀H₁₈O

[C19: from gerani(um + alcoh)ol]

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