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nonyl alcohol
[ non-il, -eel, noh-nil, -neel ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- any of several colorless or light-yellow, liquid, water-soluble isomers of the formula C 9 H 2 0 O, especially having a roselike odor: used chiefly in perfumery and flavoring.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nonyl alcohol1
First recorded in 1865–70; non(ane) + -yl; nonanoic acid
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