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citronellic

citronellic adjective: of or pertaining to citronellic acid.

Adjective

citronellic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to citronellic acid.

Origin of citronellic

From French citronelle, ultimately from Latin citron, a type of lemon tree; with suffix -ic.

Phrases with citronellic

Questions about citronellic

What does citronellic mean?
Citronellic means of or pertaining to citronellic acid.
What part of speech is citronellic?
Citronellic is an adjective.

Words near citronellic in the dictionary

  1. citronella oils
  2. citronellal
  3. citronellals
  4. citronellas
  5. citronelle
  6. citronellic
  7. citronellic acid
  8. citronellol
  9. citronellols
  10. citronellyl
  11. citronellyl acetate

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