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nerolidol

nerolidol noun: a naturally-occurring sesquiterpene found in the essential oils of many plants and flowers (including neroli), used in flavouring and perfumery.

Noun

nerolidol (uncountable)

  1. A naturally-occurring sesquiterpene found in the essential oils of many plants and flowers (including neroli), used in flavouring and perfumery.
    Synonyms:
    peruviol

Synonyms of nerolidol

Origin of nerolidol

From neroli + -ol.

Words formed from nerolidol

Questions about nerolidol

What does nerolidol mean?
Nerolidol means a naturally-occurring sesquiterpene found in the essential oils of many plants and flowers (including neroli), used in flavouring and perfumery.
What part of speech is nerolidol?
Nerolidol is a noun.

Words near nerolidol in the dictionary

  1. Neroic
  2. nerol
  3. neroli
  4. nerolic
  5. nerolic acid
  6. nerolidol
  7. nerolidyl
  8. nerolis
  9. nerols
  10. neroly
  11. Neron

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