Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fragrant, pale yellow liquid alcohol, C10H18O, derived chiefly from the oils of geranium and citronella and used in cosmetics and flavorings.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless liquid, (CH3)2.C:CH.CH2.CH2C (CH3):CH.CH2OH, with an odor of roses.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A terpene alcohol (C10H18O) which constitutes the principal part of the oil of palmarosa and the oil of rose. Chemically it is 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol. It has a sweet rose odor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A
monoterpenoid alcohol found in theessential oils ofrose ,palmarosa andcitronella
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The transgenic tomato includes a gene from a variety of lemon basil, Ocimum basilicum, that produces an aroma-making enzyme called geraniol synthase, Efraim Lewinsohn of Newe Yaar Research Center and colleagues report.
Lemon, Rose-Flavored ”Frankenfood” Tomato Developed | Impact Lab 2007
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I look for products that contain lemongrass oil and geraniol, these work quite well without that skincrawling feeling I get from Deet.
How Bad is DEET? Cathy 2009
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Besides its popular applications for digestive distress, ginger has been found to contain geraniol, which may be a potent cancer fighter.
Maria Rodale: The 3 Best Spices for a Longer Life Maria Rodale 2012
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I look for products that contain lemongrass oil and geraniol, these work quite well without that skincrawling feeling I get from Deet.
How Bad is DEET? Cathy 2009
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Also the rose alcohol geraniol, citronellal, etc. which are what gives geranium its rosy characteristics can be played softly, depending on the context, and avoiding the potpourri impression that is so easily to fall into when working with geranium.
Archive 2009-07-01 Ayala Sender 2009
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Also the rose alcohol geraniol, citronellal, etc. which are what gives geranium its rosy characteristics can be played softly, depending on the context, and avoiding the potpourri impression that is so easily to fall into when working with geranium.
Geranium, Soft and Pink Ayala Sender 2009
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Lemon verbena has a lemony characteristics (citral makes about 30-35% of the composition of its essential oil) but also floral and rosy due to the presence of nerol (neroli-like) and geraniol (rosy).
Herbal Tea Notes Ayala Sender 2009
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Lemon verbena has a lemony characteristics (citral makes about 30-35% of the composition of its essential oil) but also floral and rosy due to the presence of nerol (neroli-like) and geraniol (rosy).
Archive 2009-06-01 Ayala Sender 2009
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Geranium is a very important and useful note in perfumery, but usually plays only a supporting role: its high contents of geraniol, citronellol both present at very high ratio in rose oil and absolute makes it a perfect rose extender.
Rose Geranium Field Ayala Sender 2009
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Geranium is a very important and useful note in perfumery, but usually plays only a supporting role: its high contents of geraniol, citronellol both present at very high ratio in rose oil and absolute makes it a perfect rose extender.
Archive 2009-07-01 Ayala Sender 2009
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